Q15.9
Q15.9: Congenital malformation of eye, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified
Q15.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital malformation of eye, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q15.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Congenital anomaly of eye
- Congenital deformity of eye
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q15.9 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Anomaly, anomalous›eye
- Deformity›eye, congenital
- Malformation›eye
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.