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Q14.9

Q14.9: Congenital malformation of posterior segment of eye, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

Q14.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of posterior segment of eye, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Q14.9

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

Q14.9 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 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)
  • A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Anomaly, anomalous›eye›posterior segment

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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