Q36.9
BillableCleft lip, unilateral
Cleft lip, unilateral
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Cleft lip NOS
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- cheiloschisis
- congenital fissure of lip
- harelip
- labium leporinum
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(2)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(101)
SNOMED CT
- Cleft lip sequence6936002
- CL - Cleft lip80281008
- Cheiloschisis80281008
- Cleft lip80281008
- Congenital fissure of lip80281008
- Harelip80281008
- Labium leporinum80281008
- Cleft lip and cleft of alveolar process of maxilla373643003
- Microbrachycephaly, ptosis, cleft lip syndrome723403008
- Richieri Costa Guion Almeida Ramos syndrome723403008
- Auricular abnormality, cleft lip, ocular abnormality syndrome725149008
- Ausems Wittebol Post Hennekam syndrome732247000
- Cleft lip retinopathy syndrome732247000
- Incomplete left cleft lip and incomplete cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla763498007
- Incomplete right cleft lip and incomplete cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla763499004
- Complete left cleft lip and complete cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla763727005
- Complete right cleft lip and complete cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla763728000
- Complete left cleft lip763733001
- Complete right cleft lip763734007
- Incomplete right cleft lip763753002
- Incomplete left cleft lip763754008
- Right cleft lip764091001
- Left cleft lip764092008
- Cleft lip, limb and heart malformation syndrome764697003
- Verloove Vanhorick Brubakk syndrome764697003
- Incomplete cleft lip1231455008
- Complete cleft lip1231525004
- Isolated cleft lip1332326002
UMLS
- CL - Cleft lipC0008924
- CheiloschisisC0008924
- Cheiloschisis of upper lipC0008924
- Cleft LipC0008924
- Cleft LipsC0008924
- Cleft lipC0008924
- Cleft lip (disorder)C0008924
- Cleft lip NOSC0008924
- Cleft lip, unspecifiedC0008924
- Cleft of upper lipC0008924
- Cleft upper lipC0008924
- Congenital fissure of lipC0008924
- Hare lipC0008924
- HarelipC0008924
- HarelipsC0008924
- Labium leporinumC0008924
- Lip cleftC0008924
- Lip, CleftC0008924
- Lips, CleftC0008924
- cheiloschisisC0008924
- cleft lipC0008924
- congenital fissure of lipC0008924
- hare lipC0008924
- harelipC0008924
- labium leporinumC0008924
- Cleft lip, unilateralC0392006
- One sided cleft upper lipC0392006
- Unilateral cheiloschisisC0392006
- Unilateral cleft lipC0392006
- Unilateral cleft upper lipC0392006
Clinical Terms
- harelip
- Cleft lip, limb and heart malformation syndrome
- Cleft lip sequence
- Cleft lip NOS
- Left cleft lip
- Auricular abnormality, cleft lip, ocular abnormality syndrome
- Lip, Cleft
- Incomplete right cleft lip
- Lips, Cleft
- Complete left cleft lip and complete cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla
- Incomplete right cleft lip and incomplete cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla
- Verloove Vanhorick Brubakk syndrome
- Microbrachycephaly, ptosis, cleft lip syndrome
- Cleft of upper lip
- Lip cleft
- Unilateral cheiloschisis
- Complete right cleft lip
- Congenital fissure of lip
- Cheiloschisis of upper lip
- Harelips
- Complete left cleft lip
- Cleft lip (disorder)
- Incomplete left cleft lip
- Complete cleft lip
- Cleft Lips
- Hare lip
- Unilateral cleft upper lip
- Incomplete left cleft lip and incomplete cleft of left alveolar process of maxilla
- Cleft lip and cleft of alveolar process of maxilla
- Cleft lip, unspecified
- Cleft upper lip
- Richieri Costa Guion Almeida Ramos syndrome
- Right cleft lip
- Cheiloschisis
- CL - Cleft lip
- Labium leporinum
- Incomplete cleft lip
- Complete right cleft lip and complete cleft of right alveolar process of maxilla
- Isolated cleft lip
- Unilateral cleft lip
- Cleft lip retinopathy syndrome
- One sided cleft upper lip
- Ausems Wittebol Post Hennekam syndrome
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cleft lip, unilateral?
The ICD-10-CM code for cleft lip, unilateral is Q36.9. The full clinical description is "Cleft lip, unilateral". Q36.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code Q36.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code Q36.9 represents “Cleft lip, unilateral”. 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 Q36.9 a billable code?
Yes, Q36.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Q36.9 in?
Q36.9 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).
What codes cannot be used with Q36.9?
Q36.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cleft lip with cleft palate (Q37.-).
Are additional codes required with Q36.9?
Yes, when using Q36.9, also report: associated malformation of the nose (Q30.2).
What SNOMED CT codes does Q36.9 map to?
Q36.9 maps to 20 SNOMED CT concepts: 725149008, 732247000, 80281008, 373643003, 6936002, and 15 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Q36.9?
Q36.9 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0008924, C0392006. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does Q36.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cleft lip, unilateral 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 Q36.9?
Q36.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: LA40.0 (Cleft lip, unilateral).
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
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.