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Q18.8

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Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck

Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck

Coding Notes

Related Codes(9)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(151)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Congenital misshapen hyoid bone
  • DNMT3A-related overgrowth syndrome
  • Eyes wide apart
  • Bixler Christian Gorlin syndrome
  • Hemifacial myohyperplasia
  • Congenital elliptocytosis
  • Tatton Brown Rahman syndrome
  • Medial sinus of face and neck
  • Hypertrichosis, short stature, facial dysmorphism, developmental delay syndrome
  • DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha overgrowth syndrome
  • Congenital bent hyoid bone
  • Alport syndrome, intellectual disability, midface hypoplasia, elliptocytosis syndrome
  • Orbital separation excessive
  • Congenital hypoplasia of middle third of face
  • Congenital unilateral hypoplasia of depressor anguli oris
  • Isolated asymmetric crying facies
  • Congenital angulated hyoid bone
  • Congenital bowed hyoid bone
  • Branchiooculofacial syndrome
  • Hypertelorism
  • Synophrys
  • Tall stature, intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Jugular lymphatic obstruction sequence
  • Tatton Brown Rahman overgrowth syndrome
  • Congenital fistula of neck
  • AMME syndrome
  • Bencze syndrome
  • Congenital anomaly of the eyebrow
  • Fistula colli congenita
  • Hemifacial hyperplasia
  • Retrusive midface
  • Cognitive impairment, coarse facies, heart defects, obesity, pulmonary involvement, short stature, skeletal dysplasia syndrome
  • Microphthalmos due to branchio-oculo-facial syndrome
  • Hereditary ovalocytosis
  • HMC (hypertelorism, microtia, clefting) syndrome
  • Short stature, facial and skeletal anomalies, intellectual disability, macrodontia syndrome
  • Congenital absence of hyoid bone
  • CLIFAHDD syndrome
  • Congenital contracture of limbs and face, hypotonia, developmental delay syndrome
  • Midface retrusion
  • Medial cyst of face and neck
  • Double eyebrow
  • HE - hereditary elliptocytosis
  • Hemifacial hyperplasia strabismus syndrome
  • Isolated ACF (asymmetric crying facies)
  • CHOPS syndrome
  • Congenital absence of chin
  • Dyssegmental dysplasia Silverman Handmaker type
  • Congenital malformation of the eyebrow
  • Hypertelorism with microtia and facial clefting syndrome
  • Congenital anomaly of hyoid bone
  • Congenital small ears
  • Wiedemann Steiner syndrome
  • Duplication of eyebrow and syndactyly syndrome
  • Genetic syndromic childhood obesity
  • Medial fistula of face and neck
  • Absent eyebrow
  • Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of face
  • Congenital midfacial hypoplasia
  • Microtia
  • Congenital hypoplasia of eyebrow
  • Developmental malformation of branchial arch
  • AMME complex
  • Congenital nephritis
  • Eyebrow duplication syndactyly syndrome
  • Eyes widely set
  • Lambert syndrome
  • Orbital hypertelorism
  • CLIFAHDD (congenital limbs, face contractures, hypotonia, developmental delay) syndrome
  • Hereditary elliptocytosis
  • Short stature-characteristic facies-mental retardation-macrodontia-skeletal anomalies syndrome
  • KBG syndrome
  • Congenital abnormal shape of hyoid bone
  • Agenesis of hyoid bone
  • Branchial dysplasia, intellectual disability, inguinal hernia syndrome
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified congenital malformations of face and neck?

The ICD-10-CM code for other specified congenital malformations of face and neck is Q18.8. The full clinical description is "Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck". Q18.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q18.8 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q18.8 represents “Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is Q18.8 a billable code?

Yes, Q18.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q18.8 in?

Q18.8 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What codes cannot be used with Q18.8?

Q18.8 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.

What SNOMED CT codes does Q18.8 map to?

Q18.8 maps to 37 SNOMED CT concepts: 720982007, 253208007, 1003576007, 733046006, 721836009, and 32 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q18.8?

Q18.8 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1394371, C2910122, C2910123, C0477992. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q18.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other specified 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.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Q18.8?

Q18.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: LD0Z (Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one body system, unspecified).

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.