Q35 Cleft palate

Category / Non-billable header 5 subcodes

Block: Cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)

Includes

  • fissure of palate
  • palatoschisis

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • cleft palate with cleft lip (Q37.-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Q35..1 Cleft hard palate Yes
Q35..3 Cleft soft palate Yes
Q35..5 Cleft hard palate with cleft soft palate Yes
Q35..7 Cleft uvula Yes
Q35..9 Cleft palate, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026