Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 749.20
Cleft palate with cleft lip unspecified
  • Short description: CLEFT PALATE & LIP NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 749.20 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 749.20 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 749.20.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 749.20: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 749.20 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q37.9 Unspecified cleft palate with unilateral cleft lip
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cleft hard and soft palate w cleft lip
  • Cleft hard and soft palate with cleft lip
  • Cleft hard palate w cleft lip
  • Cleft hard palate with cleft lip
  • Cleft of soft palate with cleft lip
  • Cleft palate and lip
  • Cleft palate w cleft lip
  • Cleft palate with cleft lip
  • Cleft soft palate w cleft lip
  • Cleft soft palate with cleft lip
  • Uranostaphyloschisis with cleft lip
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 749.20:
  • Bifid (congenital) - see also Imperfect, closure
    • uvula 749.02
      • with cleft lip (see also Cleft, palate, with cleft lip) 749.20
  • Bifurcation (congenital) - see also Imperfect, closure
    • uvula 749.02
      • with cleft lip (see also Cleft, palate, with cleft lip) 749.20
  • Cheilopalatoschisis (see also Cleft, palate, with cleft lip) 749.20
  • Cleft (congenital) - see also Imperfect, closure
    • uvula 749.02
      • with cleft lip (see also Cleft, lip, with cleft palate) 749.20
  • Imperfect
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