ICD-10-CM
Q16.2 - Absence of eustachian tube
Code
Q16.2 - Absence of eustachian tube
[Billable] [POA Exempt]
[Billable] [POA Exempt]
Code Tree
Q00-QA0 - Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders
- Q10-Q18 - Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
- Q16 - Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
- Q16.0 - Congenital absence of (ear) auricle
- Q16.1 - Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external)
- Q16.2 - Absence of eustachian tube
- 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
- Q16 - Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing
Citation
"Q16.2 - Absence of Eustachian Tube." ICD-10-CM, 10th ed., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics, 2026. www.unboundmedicine.com/icd/view/ICD-10-CM/875286/all/Q16_2___Absence_of_eustachian_tube.
Q16.2 - Absence of eustachian tube. ICD-10-CM. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics; 2026. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/icd/view/ICD-10-CM/875286/all/Q16_2___Absence_of_eustachian_tube. Accessed August 16, 2026.
Q16.2 - Absence of eustachian tube. (2026). In ICD-10-CM (10th ed.). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/icd/view/ICD-10-CM/875286/all/Q16_2___Absence_of_eustachian_tube
Q16.2 - Absence of Eustachian Tube [Internet]. In: ICD-10-CM. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics; 2026. [cited 2026 August 16]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/icd/view/ICD-10-CM/875286/all/Q16_2___Absence_of_eustachian_tube.
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