Q18

The ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of face and neck is Q18. The full clinical description is "Other congenital malformations of face and neck". Q18 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code Q18 represents “Other congenital malformations of face and neck”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, Q18 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under Q18.

Q18 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

Q18 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37); conditions classified to Q67.0-Q67.4; congenital malformations of skull and face bones (Q75.-); and 4 more.

Q18 has 10 child codes, including: Q18.0 (Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft), Q18.1 (Preauricular sinus and cyst), Q18.2 (Other branchial cleft malformations), Q18.3 (Webbing of neck), and 6 more.

Q18 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495504. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other congenital malformations of face and neck affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

Q18 maps to the ICD-11 code: LD0Z (Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one body system, unspecified).