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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

Q17.5

Prominent ear

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where Q17.5 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. Q17 Parent Other congenital malformations of ear
  2. Q17.5 This code Prominent ear

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Bat ear

Excludes1

congenital malformations of ear with impairment of hearing (Q16.0-Q16.9)

Inherited from Q17 — Other congenital malformations of ear

Excludes1

preauricular sinus ( Q18.1 )

Inherited from Q17 — Other congenital malformations of ear

Version History

How Q17.5 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Prominent ear

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Prominent ear

Related Codes

Other codes under Q17

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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