ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for cleft
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Cleft (congenital)”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding cleft
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for cleft; the code depends on the details below.
More specific cleft codes (official index)
- alveolar process M26.79 — Other specified alveolar anomalies
- branchial (persistent) Q18.2 — Other branchial cleft malformations
- cyst Q18.0 — Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft
- fistula Q18.0 — Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft
- sinus Q18.0 — Sinus, fistula and cyst of branchial cleft
- cricoid cartilage, posterior Q31.8 — Other congenital malformations of larynx
- foot Q72.7 — Split foot
- hand Q71.6 — Lobster-claw hand
- lip (unilateral) Q36.9 — Cleft lip, unilateral
- with cleft palate Q37.9 — Unspecified cleft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- hard Q37.1 — Cleft hard palate with unilateral cleft lip
- with soft Q37.5 — Cleft hard and soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- soft Q37.3 — Cleft soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- with hard Q37.5 — Cleft hard and soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- bilateral Q36.0 — Cleft lip, bilateral
- with cleft palate Q37.8 — Unspecified cleft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- hard Q37.0 — Cleft hard palate with bilateral cleft lip
- with soft Q37.4 — Cleft hard and soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- soft Q37.2 — Cleft soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- with hard Q37.4 — Cleft hard and soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- median Q36.1 — Cleft lip, median
- mitral valve leaflet (at birth) (congenital) Q23.82 — Congenital mitral valve cleft leaflet
- nose Q30.2 — Fissured, notched and cleft nose
- palate Q35.9 — Cleft palate, unspecified
- with cleft lip (unilateral) Q37.9 — Unspecified cleft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- bilateral Q37.8 — Unspecified cleft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- hard Q35.1 — Cleft hard palate
- with
- cleft lip (unilateral) Q37.1 — Cleft hard palate with unilateral cleft lip
- bilateral Q37.0 — Cleft hard palate with bilateral cleft lip
- soft Q35.5 — Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palate
- with cleft lip (unilateral) Q37.5 — Cleft hard and soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- bilateral Q37.4 — Cleft hard and soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- medial Q35.5 — Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palate
- soft Q35.3 — Cleft soft palate
- with
- cleft lip (unilateral) Q37.3 — Cleft soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- bilateral Q37.2 — Cleft soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- hard Q35.5 — Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palate
- with cleft lip (unilateral) Q37.5 — Cleft hard and soft palate with unilateral cleft lip
- bilateral Q37.4 — Cleft hard and soft palate with bilateral cleft lip
- penis Q55.69 — Other congenital malformation of penis
- scrotum Q55.29 — Other congenital malformations of testis and scrotum
- thyroid cartilage Q31.8 — Other congenital malformations of larynx
- uvula Q35.7 — Cleft uvula
Common questions about cleft ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for alveolar process cleft?
- M26.79 — Other specified alveolar anomalies.
What is the ICD-10 code for branchial cleft?
- Q18.2 — Other branchial cleft malformations.
What is the ICD-10 code for foot cleft?
- Q72.7 — Split foot (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for hand cleft?
- Q71.6 — Lobster-claw hand (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for lip cleft?
- Q36.9 — Cleft lip, unilateral.
What is the ICD-10 code for mitral valve leaflet cleft?
- Q23.82 — Congenital mitral valve cleft leaflet.
What is the ICD-10 code for nose cleft?
- Q30.2 — Fissured, notched and cleft nose.