Q14.8 — Other congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye
Q14.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Coloboma of the fundus
Risk adjustment
Q14.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q14.8 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
How Q14.8 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Q14.8.
- Conus(congenital) (any type)
- Anastomosis›retinal and choroidal vessels(congenital)
- Coloboma›fundus
- Medullated fibers›optic(nerve)
- Persistence, persistent›cilioretinal artery or vein
- Remains›capsule(opaque)
- Remnant›capsule(opaque)
- Persistence, persistent›hyaloid›system
- Anomaly, anomalous›eye›posterior segment›specified NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Q14. If Q14.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Q14.8
- Is Q14.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Q14.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Q14.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18).