Q17 ICD-10-CA category: Other congenital malformations of ear
Q17 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 8 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q17Other congenital malformations of ear
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q17
Q17 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for Q17
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q17 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Preauricular sinus (Q18.1)
- 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)From Q10-Q18 Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q17 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q10-Q18Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
- 3Category Q17Other congenital malformations of ear
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 Q17 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q17 (Other congenital malformations of ear) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 8 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q17 in ICD-10-CA?
Q17 sits under Q10-Q18 Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck, within Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q17?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q17, 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 Q17
View Q10-Q18Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbitQ11Anophthalmos, microphthalmos and macrophthalmosQ12Congenital lens malformationsQ13Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eyeQ14Congenital malformations of posterior segment of eyeQ15Other congenital malformations of eyeQ16Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearingQ18Other congenital malformations of face and neck