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ICD-10-CM Code for Other specified congenital malformations of ear Q17.8

ICD-10 code Q17.8 for Other specified congenital malformations of ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

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Other specified congenital malformations of ear
Congenital absence of lobe of ear

Q17

Excludes1: congenital malformations of ear with impairment of hearing (Q16.0-Q16.9)
preauricular sinus (Q18.1)

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