- Q17.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Q17.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q17.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q17.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q17.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
- 155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
- 156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Congenital anomaly of ear NOS
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q17.9:
- ear (external) > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- tragus > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- ear (acquired) > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital (external) > ear (acquired) Q17.9
- pinna, acquired > Deformity Q89.9
- congenital > pinna, acquired Q17.9
- ear > Malformation (congenital)
- external > ear Q17.9