Q14.8

Q14.8: Other congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

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.

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Inclusion terms

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

Coloboma of the fundus

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q14.8

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-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q14.8 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 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
A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.