Q15.8
Other specified congenital malformations of eye
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
Q15code
Q10-Q18block
Excludes2
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)Q35-Q37
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)Q05.0Q05.5Q67.5Q76.0-Q76.4
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)Q31.-
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)Q38.0
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)Q30.-
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)Q89.2
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)Q89.2
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes
No further instructional notes apply.
Index entries leading here 18
- Aberrant (congenital) — see also Malposition, congenital
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- Agenesis
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
- Atresia, atretic
- Displacement, displaced
- eyeball (acquired) (lateral) (old) — see Displacement, globe
- congenital Q15.8
- eyeball (acquired) (lateral) (old) — see Displacement, globe
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- Exophthalmos H05.2
- congenital Q15.8
- Keratoglobus H18.79
- congenital Q15.8
- Malposition
- congenital
- eye Q15.8
- congenital
- Melanosis L81.4
- Deformity Q89.9
- globe (eye) (congenital) Q15.8
- Distortion (s) (congenital)
- eye (adnexa) Q15.8
- Malformation (congenital) — see also Anomaly
- Macrocornea Q15.8
- Megalocornea Q15.8
- Norrie's disease (congenital) Q15.8
- Ophthalmocele (congenital) Q15.8
Alongside this code 2 same parent — Q15
Additional references
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