Q37
Header — not billableCleft palate with cleft lip
The ICD-10 code for cleft palate with cleft lip is Q37.
Q37 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- cheilopalatoschisis
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Q37
- Q37.0Cleft hard palate with bilateral cleft lip
- Q37.1Cleft hard palate with unilateral cleft lip
- Q37.2Cleft soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- Q37.3Cleft soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- Q37.4Cleft hard and soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- Q37.5Cleft hard and soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- Q37.8Unspecified cleft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- Q37.9Unspecified cleft palate with unilateral cleft lip
Related codes in this category
- Q35Cleft palatenon-billable header
- Q36Cleft lipnon-billable header
- Q37Cleft palate with cleft lipnon-billable header