U.S. ICD-10-CM reference · FY2027
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Q36Category · further specificity requiredCurrent

Cleft lip

HierarchyQ35-Q37 · Q36

Code-level instructions

Includes
  • cheiloschisis
  • congenital fissure of lip
  • harelip
  • labium leporinum
Excludes 1

cleft lip with cleft palate (Q37.-)

Inherited instructions

Q35-Q37 · Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)

Excludes 2

Robin's syndrome (Q87.0)

Use additional code

code to identify associated malformation of the nose (Q30.2)

Chapters 17 · Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1)

Excludes 2

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Note

Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

More specific codes

Q36.0Cleft lip, bilateralBillable / specificQ36.1Cleft lip, medianBillable / specificQ36.9Cleft lip, unilateralBillable / specific
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