Q35.3 ICD-10-CA code: Cleft soft palate
Q35.3 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Cleft soft palate” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
Q35.3Cleft soft palate
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written Q353
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to Q35.3. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Cleft (congenital), palate, soft
- Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic), palate, soft
Notes for Q35.3
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q35.3 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Fissure of palatepalatoschisisFrom Q35 Cleft palate
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 noseFrom Q35-Q37 Cleft lip and cleft palate
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37)From Q35 Cleft palate
- Robin's syndrome (Q87.0)From Q35-Q37 Cleft lip and cleft palate
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q35.3 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palate
- 3Category Q35Cleft palate
- 4Valid code Q35.3Cleft soft 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
What does ICD-10-CA code Q35.3 mean?
Q35.3 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Cleft soft palate” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is Q35.3 in ICD-10-CA?
Q35.3 sits under Q35 Cleft palate, within Q35-Q37 Cleft lip and cleft palate, within Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q35.3?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Use additional code notes for Q35.3, 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.