Q15

Non-Billable
ChapterQ00–Q99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other congenital malformations of eye

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

CH17 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)

Q10-Q18 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
  • congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
  • congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)
  • congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)
  • congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)
  • congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)
  • congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH17Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
Q10-Q18Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
Q15Other congenital malformations of eye
Q15.0Congenital glaucoma
Q15.8Other specified congenital malformations of eye
Q15.9Congenital malformation of eye, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Q15:

blockQ10-Q18
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
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chapterCH17
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Q15. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths
Aberrant (congenital)1 unique routes
artery (peripheral)
eye→Q15
Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective)1 unique routes
conjunctiva (acquired)
congenital→Q15
Agenesis2 unique routes
eye
adnexa→Q15
muscle
ocular→Q15
Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type)5 unique routes
artery (peripheral)
eye→Q15
Axenfeld's→Q15
eye→Q15(2 variants)
specified NEC→Q15
ocular muscle→Q15
Atresia, atretic2 unique routes
artery NEC
eye→Q15
iris, filtration angle→Q15
Axenfeld's1 unique routes
anomaly or syndrome→Q15
Buphthalmia, buphthalmos (congenital)1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q15
Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)1 unique routes
eye NEC
congenital→Q15
Deformity2 unique routes
eye, congenital→Q15
globe (eye) (congenital)→Q15
Displacement, displaced1 unique routes
eyeball (acquired) (lateral) (old)
congenital→Q15
Distortion (s) (congenital)1 unique routes
eye (adnexa)→Q15
Exophthalmos1 unique routes
congenital→Q15
Glaucoma4 unique routes
childhood→Q15
congenital→Q15
infantile→Q15
newborn→Q15
Hydrophthalmos1 unique routes
Direct index entry→Q15
Keratoglobus1 unique routes
congenital→Q15

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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