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Q14.1

Q14.1: Congenital malformation of retina

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q14.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of retina. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Congenital retinal aneurysm

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q14.1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Q14: Congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye

  • optic nerve hypoplasia (H47.03-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q14.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • H33.1Retinoschisis and retinal cysts

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Q14.1 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
  • A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
  • A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
  • A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Anomaly, anomalous›fovea centralis
  • Anomaly, anomalous›retina
  • Aplasia›fovea centralis(congenital)
  • Displacement, displaced›macula(congenital)
  • Dysplasia›retinal, congenital
  • Malformation›retina
  • Medullated fibers›retina
  • Pigmentation›retina, congenital(grouped) (nevoid)
  • Retinoschisis›congenital
  • Tortuous›retinal vessel, congenital
  • Aberrant›artery›retina
  • Aneurysm›congenital›retina

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q14

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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