Q17.1

Q17.1: Macrotia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q17.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for macrotia. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q17.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q17.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q17: Other congenital malformations of ear

congenital malformations of ear with impairment of hearing (Q16.0-Q16.9)
preauricular sinus (Q18.1)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Q17.1 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Macrotia(external ear) (congenital)
Large›ear, congenital
Malformation›ear›external›macrotia

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.