Q35.9

Billable

Cleft palate, unspecified

Cleft palate, unspecified

Status

Billable / Specific

Parent Code

Q35

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Cleft palate NOS

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • fissure of palate
  • palatoschisis

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

Related Codes(4)
Q35.1

Cleft hard palate

BillableQ35.3

Cleft soft palate

BillableQ35.5

Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palate

BillableQ35.7

Cleft uvula

Billable
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

LA42.ZCleft palate, unspecifiedequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(248)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Microcephalus cleft palate syndrome
  • Lethal omphalocele with cleft palate syndrome
  • Congenital fused auditory ossicles
  • Ankyloblepharon
  • Palate cleft
  • Congenital absence of the kidney
  • Cleft palate, congenital heart defect, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Facial dysmorphism, cleft palate, loose skin syndrome
  • Retrognathia
  • Dysmorphism, cleft palate, loose skin syndrome
  • Holzgreve Wagner Rehder syndrome
  • Blepharosynechia
  • Genitopalatocardiac syndrome
  • Incomplete bilateral cleft palate
  • Retinal pigment deposits
  • Velopharyngeal insufficiency
  • Mesomelic dysplasia with cleft palate and camptodactyly syndrome
  • Mixed conductive and sensorineural deafness
  • Potter's facies
  • Congenital malformation of both external ears
  • Amniocele
  • Cholestasis with pigmentary retinopathy and cleft palate syndrome
  • Cleft palate (disorder)
  • Mixed deafness
  • Cleft palate with short stature and vertebral anomaly syndrome
  • Cleft palate with coloboma of eye and deafness syndrome
  • Reardon Hall Slaney syndrome
  • Incomplete closure of velopharyngeal apparatus due to cleft palate
  • Mixed conductive AND sensorineural hearing loss
  • Microcephaly cleft palate syndrome
  • Potter facies
  • Congenital anomaly of macula
  • Selective tooth agenesis
  • MHL - Mixed hearing loss
  • Ankyloblepharon totale
  • Submucous cleft palate
  • Palates, Cleft
  • PARC syndrome
  • Velopharyngeal anatomical insufficiency due to cleft palate
  • Acro-cardio-facial syndrome
  • Omphalocele
  • Congenital fusion of ossicles of ear
  • Lobster claw hand
  • Cleft palate with stapes fixation and oligodontia syndrome
  • Cleft of primary palate
  • Halal syndrome
  • Structural velopharyngeal impairment
  • Bilateral microtia with deafness and cleft palate syndrome
  • Oligodontia
  • Bilateral congenital malformation of external ears
  • secondary cleft palate
  • Cleft palate, cardiac defect, genital anomalies, and ectrodactyly
  • Mathieu De Broca Bony syndrome
  • ACFS - acrocardiofacial syndrome
  • Acrocardiofacial syndrome
  • Gardner Silengo Wachtel syndrome
  • Cleft-palate
  • Congenital big ears
  • Cleft palate, large ears, small head syndrome
  • X-linked cleft palate and ankyloglossia
  • Congenital coloboma of macula lutea
  • Swyer syndrome
  • Microtia
  • Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum
  • Recession of bone
  • Syngnathia
  • Teebi Al Saleh Hassoon syndrome
  • Incomplete closure of velopharyngeal apparatus due to anatomical abnormality
  • Palatoschisis
  • Poikiloderma, alopecia, retrognathism, cleft palate syndrome
  • Retrognathism
  • cleft palates
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, craniosynostosis, cleft palate, cataract and intellectual disability syndrome
  • Cleft palate lateral synechia syndrome
  • Hardikar syndrome
  • Congenital abnormal fusion of auditory ossicles
  • CCGE - cleft palate, cardiac defect, genital anomalies, ectrodactyly syndrome
  • CHARGE-like syndrome
  • Coloboma of macula
  • Congenital umbilical hernia
  • Congenital cleft hand
  • Uranoschisis
  • Bilateral cleft of primary palate
  • Tongue tie
  • CPLS - cleft palate-lateral synechia syndrome
  • Pure gonadal dysgenesis
  • Congenital mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
  • Congenital retrognathism
  • Cleft palate, Potter sequence, congenital heart anomalies, mesoaxial polydactyly, multiple malformations syndrome
  • Congenital hallux valgus
  • Lobster-claw hand
  • Congenital ankyloblepharon
  • PARC (poikiloderma, alopecia, retrognathism, cleft palate) syndrome
  • Congenital fusion of ear ossicles
  • Czeizel syndrome
  • Fused eyelids
  • Incomplete cleft palate
  • Tongue-tie
  • Macrosomia, microphthalmia, cleft palate syndrome
  • Macular coloboma, cleft palate, hallux valgus syndrome
  • Ankyloglossia
  • Renal agenesis
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia Nishimura type
  • Mixed hearing loss
  • Congenital fixation of auditory ossicles
  • X-linked sensorineural hearing loss
  • Congenital omphalocele
  • Congenital malformation of bilateral external ears
  • Palate, Cleft
  • Pure gonadal dysgenesis 46,XY
  • Say Barber Hobbs syndrome
  • Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum with cleft palate syndrome
  • Congenital small ears
  • Cleft palate NOS
  • Mixed type deafness
  • Abruzzo Erickson syndrome
  • Macrotia
  • CP - Cleft palate
  • Holzgreve syndrome
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cleft palate, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for cleft palate, unspecified is Q35.9. The full clinical description is "Cleft palate, unspecified". Q35.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q35.9 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q35.9 represents “Cleft palate, unspecified”. 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 Q35.9 a billable code?

Yes, Q35.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q35.9 in?

Q35.9 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What codes cannot be used with Q35.9?

Q35.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37.-).

Are additional codes required with Q35.9?

Yes, when using Q35.9, also report: associated malformation of the nose (Q30.2).

What SNOMED CT codes does Q35.9 map to?

Q35.9 maps to 54 SNOMED CT concepts: 890221004, 718574003, 18735004, 193953008, 400952003, and 49 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q35.9?

Q35.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0008925. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q35.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cleft palate, unspecified 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 Q35.9?

Q35.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: LA42.Z (Cleft palate, unspecified).

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