ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q13.9
Congenital malformation of anterior segment of eye, unspecified
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q13.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q13 — Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q13.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of congenital malformation of anterior segment of eye, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Q13
- Q13Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
- Q13.0Coloboma of iris
- Q13.1Absence of iris
- Q13.2Other congenital malformations of iris
- Q13.3Congenital corneal opacity
- Q13.4Other congenital corneal malformations
- Q13.5Blue sclera
- Q13.8Other congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
- Q13.81Rieger anomaly
- Q13.89Other congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
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