All ICD10 Codes

Q35

Non-Billable
ChapterQ00–Q99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Cleft palate

Use a more specific code (5 billable)
Q35.1Cleft hard palateQ35.3Cleft soft palateQ35.5Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palateQ35.7Cleft uvulaQ35.9Cleft palate, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •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. Code separately if applicable.)
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Q35-Q37 Parent Instructions

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

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • fissure of palate
  • palatoschisis
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
Q35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
Q35Cleft palateNot billable
Q35.1Cleft hard palateBillable
Q35.3Cleft soft palateBillable
Q35.5Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palateBillable
Q35.7Cleft uvulaBillable
Q35.9Cleft palate, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

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

blockQ35-Q37
Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
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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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