Q10-Q18 ICD-10-CA block: Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Q10-Q18 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 61 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q10-Q18Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q10-Q18
Q10-Q18 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit (8 codes)Q11Anophthalmos, microphthalmos and macrophthalmos (4 codes)Q12Congenital lens malformations (7 codes)Q13Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye (8 codes)Q14Congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye (6 codes)Q15Other congenital malformations of eye (3 codes)Q16Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing (7 codes)Q17Other congenital malformations of ear (8 codes)Q18Other congenital malformations of face and neck (10 codes)Notes for Q10-Q18
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q10-Q18 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)congenital malformation of:• cervical spine (Q05.0,Q05.5,Q67.5,Q76.0-Q76.4)• larynx (Q31.-)• lip NEC (Q38.0)• nose (Q30.-)• parathyroid gland (Q89.2)• thyroid gland (Q89.2)
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q10-Q18 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q10-Q18Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is Q10-Q18 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q10-Q18 (Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 61 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q10-Q18 in ICD-10-CA?
Q10-Q18 sits under Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q10-Q18?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q10-Q18, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside Q10-Q18
Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous systemQ20-Q28Congenital malformations of the circulatory systemQ30-Q34Congenital malformations of the respiratory systemQ35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palateQ38-Q45Other congenital malformations of the digestive systemQ50-Q56Congenital malformations of genital organsQ60-Q64Congenital malformations of the urinary systemQ65-Q79Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal systemQ80-Q89Other congenital malformationsQ90-Q99Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified