Q35-Q37 ICD-10-CA block: Cleft lip and cleft palate
Q35-Q37 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 7 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q35-Q37
Q35-Q37 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Notes for Q35-Q37
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q35-Q37 takes from the headings above it.
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code (Q30.2) to identify associated malformations of the nose
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Robin's syndrome (Q87.0)
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q35-Q37 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palate
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 Q35-Q37 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q35-Q37 (Cleft lip and cleft palate) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 7 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q35-Q37 in ICD-10-CA?
Q35-Q37 sits under Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q35-Q37?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes notes for Q35-Q37, 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 Q35-Q37
Q00-Q07Congenital malformations of the nervous systemQ10-Q18Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neckQ20-Q28Congenital malformations of the circulatory systemQ30-Q34Congenital malformations of the respiratory systemQ38-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