Q37 — Cleft palate with cleft lip

Not billable

Is Q37 billable?

No — Q37 is a non-billable header code. Q37 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 8 billable codes beneath Q37.

Billable codes under this header

Q37 at a glance

Code	Q37
Description	Cleft palate with cleft lip
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Includes

Conditions classified to Q37.

cheilopalatoschisis

Use additional code — inherited from Q35-Q37

Report an additional code alongside Q37 to fully describe the condition. Q37 is sequenced first.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17

The conditions below are not part of Q37, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q37 and the excluded code may both be reported.

inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Q35-Q37

The conditions below are not part of Q37, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q37 and the excluded code may both be reported.

Robin's syndrome (Q87.0)

What codes fall under Q37? (8)

How long has Q37 existed?

Q37 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with Q37?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with Q37 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.