Q18
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther congenital malformations of face and neck
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other congenital malformations of face and neck
Q18 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.
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
- conditions classified to Q67.0-Q67.4
- congenital malformations of skull and face bones (Q75.-)
- cyclopia (Q87.0)
- dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
- malformation syndromes affecting facial appearance (Q87.0)
- persistent thyroglossal duct (Q89.2)
More specific codes under Q18
- Q18.0Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft
- Q18.1Preauricular sinus and cyst
- Q18.2Other branchial cleft malformations
- Q18.3Webbing of neck
- Q18.4Macrostomia
- Q18.5Microstomia
- Q18.6Macrocheilia
- Q18.7Microcheilia
- Q18.8Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck
- Q18.9Congenital malformation of face and neck, unspecified
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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.