ICD-10-CM Code Q18
Other congenital malformations of face and neck
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Q18 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of Q18 that describes the diagnosis 'other congenital malformations of face and neck' in more detail.
- Q18 Other congenital malformations of face and neck NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE Q18.0 Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft
- BILLABLE Q18.1 Preauricular sinus and cyst
- BILLABLE Q18.2 Other branchial cleft malformations
- BILLABLE Q18.3 Webbing of neck
- BILLABLE Q18.4 Macrostomia
- BILLABLE Q18.5 Microstomia
- BILLABLE Q18.6 Macrocheilia
- BILLABLE Q18.7 Microcheilia
- BILLABLE Q18.8 Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck
- BILLABLE Q18.9 Congenital malformation of face and neck, unspecified
Coding Notes for Q18 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Cleft lip and cleft palate - instead, use Section Q35-Q37
- Conditions classified to Q67.0-Q67.4 - instead, use code Q67.0-
- Congenital malformations of skull and face bones - instead, use code Q75.-
- Cyclopia - instead, use code Q87.0
- Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] - instead, use code M26.-
- Malformation syndromes affecting facial appearance - instead, use code Q87.0
- Persistent thyroglossal duct - instead, use code Q89.2
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Q18 - Other congenital malformations of face and neck'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Q18. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.