ICD-10-CM Codes
Q00-Q99
Q10-Q18
Q17-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q17.5

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q17.5

Prominent ear

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

Q17.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Q17.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q17.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q17.5 may differ.

Applicable To

Bat ear

The following code(s) above Q17.5 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to Q17.5:

Q00-Q99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range Q00-Q99
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Note
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Type 2 Excludes
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q10-Q18
2023 ICD-10-CM Range Q10-Q18
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Type 2 Excludes
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Q17
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q17
Other congenital malformations of ear
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital malformations of ear with impairment of hearing (Q16.0-Q16.9)
- preauricular sinus (Q18.1)
Other congenital malformations of ear

Approximate Synonyms

Prominent ears

Present On Admission

POA Help

"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.

Q17.5 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Q17.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert Q17.5 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Q17.5:

Bat ear Q17.5
Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
- ear Q17.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q17.9
  Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
  Applicable To
  Congenital anomaly of ear NOS
  - external Q17.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q17.9
    Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    Applicable To
    Congenital anomaly of ear NOS
    - prominence Q17.5
Prominence, prominent
- auricle Q17.5 (congenital) (ear)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q17.5

Q16.3 Congenital malformation of ear ossicles

Q16.4 Other congenital malformations of middle ear

Q16.5 Congenital malformation of inner ear

Q16.9 Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified

Q17 Other congenital malformations of ear

Q17.0 Accessory auricle

Q17.1 Macrotia

Q17.2 Microtia

Q17.3 Other misshapen ear

Q17.4 Misplaced ear

Q17.5 Prominent ear

Q17.8 Other specified congenital malformations of ear

Q17.9 Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified

Q18 Other congenital malformations of face and neck

Q18.0 Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft

Q18.1 Preauricular sinus and cyst

Q18.2 Other branchial cleft malformations

Q18.3 Webbing of neck

Q18.4 Macrostomia

Q18.5 Microstomia

Q18.6 Macrocheilia

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q17.5

Prominent ear

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

Other congenital malformations of ear

Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified

Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified