Q35-Q37

Non-Billable
ChapterQ00–Q99
Rankblock
Official Description

Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

CH17 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify associated malformation of the nose (Q30.2)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
Q35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
Q35Cleft palate
Q36Cleft lip
Q37Cleft palate with cleft lip

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q35-Q37:

chapterCH17
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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