Excludes2

  • cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
  • congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
  • congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)
  • congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)
  • congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)
  • congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)
  • congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)
  1. Q18 Other congenital malformations of face and neck

    Excludes1

    • cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
    • conditions classified to Q67.0-Q67.4
    • congenital malformations of skull and face bones (Q75.-)
    • cyclopia (Q87.0)
    • dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] (M26.-)
    • malformation syndromes affecting facial appearance (Q87.0)
    • persistent thyroglossal duct (Q89.2)
    1. Q18.0 Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Branchial vestige
    2. Q18.1 Preauricular sinus and cyst

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Fistula of auricle, congenital
      • Cervicoaural fistula
    3. Q18.2 Other branchial cleft malformations

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Branchial cleft malformation NOS
      • Cervical auricle
      • Otocephaly
    4. Q18.3 Webbing of neck

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Pterygium colli
    5. Q18.4 Macrostomia

    6. Q18.5 Microstomia

    7. Q18.6 Macrocheilia

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Hypertrophy of lip, congenital
    8. Q18.7 Microcheilia

    9. Q18.8 Other specified congenital malformations of face and neck

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Medial cyst of face and neck
      • Medial fistula of face and neck
      • Medial sinus of face and neck
    10. Q18.9 Congenital malformation of face and neck, unspecified

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Congenital anomaly NOS of face and neck
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.