- Q16.1 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 Q16.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q16.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 Q16.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Q16.1 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 atresia or stricture of osseous meatus
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 Q16.1:
- auditory canal (congenital) (external) > Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- auditory (canal) (external) > Agenesis
- osseous meatus (ear) > Agenesis
- osseous meatus (ear) > Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- auditory canal (external) > Atresia, atretic
- ear canal > Atresia, atretic
- osseous meatus (ear) > Atresia, atretic
- auditory canal > Fusion, fused (congenital)
- absence of > causing impairment of hearing Q16.9
- auditory canal > absence of Q16.1
- congenital > external ear canal (acquired) H61.30-
- ear canal (external) (congenital) > Stricture
- meatus > Stricture
- ear (congenital) > meatus Q16.1
- osseous (ear) (congenital) > meatus Q16.1
- osseous meatus (ear) (congenital) > Stricture