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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

Q36 Cleft lip

Header codeNot billable: use one of the 3 billable codes below

About Q36

Code: Q36
Billable: No, header
Short description: Cleft lip
Block: Q35-Q37 Cleft lip and cleft palate
Chapter: 17 Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders
Code set: FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

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Coding notes for Q36

Includes Conditions this code covers.

cheiloschisis
congenital fissure of lip
harelip
labium leporinum

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

cleft lip with cleft palate (Q37.-)

Block Q35-Q37 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

Robin's syndrome (Q87.0)

Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.

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

Chapter 17 notes (apply to every code in it)

Note

Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Codes under Q36 3

Other categories in Q35-Q37

Q35 Cleft palateHeader
Q37 Cleft palate with cleft lipHeader

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