Cleft palate and cleft lip

Cleft palate (Q35.5)

Fissure of the palate, which can affect the soft and hard palate, or only the soft palate. ^[1]

Cleft lip, bilateral (Q36.0)

Partial or complete bilateral fissure of the upper lip that may be associated with a cleft of the gum. ^[2]

Cleft lip, specified as unilateral (Q36.9, Q36.90)

Partial or complete unilateral fissure of the upper lip that may be associated with a cleft of the gum. ^{[1, 3]}

Cleft hard palate with bilateral cleft lip (Q37.0)

Partial or complete bilateral fissure of the upper lip, associated with a fissure of the palate. ^[4]

Cleft hard palate with cleft lip, specified as unilateral (Q37.10 )

Partial or complete unilateral fissure of the upper lip, associated with a fissure of the palate. ^[2]

Photograph source: courtesy of CDC-Beijing Medical University collaborative project.
Photograph source: courtesy of Pedro Santiago, DMD and Miguel Yáñez, MD, FACS, USA.
Photographs sources: courtesy of Jaime Frías, MD, USA.
Photograph source: courtesy of Estudio Colaborativo Latino Americano de Malformaciones Congénitas (ECLAMC).

Page last reviewed: October 30, 2019