Q36

Cleft lip

Header / non-billable

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This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · Q36

Includes

cheiloschisis congenital fissure of lip harelip labium leporinum

Excludes 1

cleft lip with cleft palate (Q37.-)

Inherited from Q35-Q37Cleft lip and cleft palate

Excludes 2

Robin's syndrome (Q87.0)

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

Inherited from chapter 17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Excludes 2

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Note

Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Sections that reference Q36

Sections whose FY 2026 text names Q36, its Q36 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.