Q16
ICD-10Non-billable categoryCongenital malform of ear causing impairment of hearing
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
Q16 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- congenital deafness (H90.-)
More specific codes under Q16
- Q16.0Congenital absence of (ear) auricle
- Q16.1Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal
- Q16.2Absence of eustachian tube
- Q16.3Congenital malformation of ear ossicles
- Q16.4Other congenital malformations of middle ear
- Q16.5Congenital malformation of inner ear
- Q16.9Congen malform of ear causing impairment of hearing, unsp
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.