Q15.8 is the authoritative medical code for Other specified congenital malformations of eye. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other specified congenital malformations of eye (ICD-10-CM Q15.8), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other specified congenital malformations of eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Q15.8. Excludes1 (not coded here): congenital nystagmus H55.01; ocular albinism E70.31-; optic nerve hypoplasia H47.03-; retinitis pigmentosa H35.52. Excludes2 (not included here): cleft lip and cleft palate Q35-Q37; congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4); congenital malformation of larynx Q31.-; congenital malformation of lip NEC Q38.0; congenital malformation of nose Q30.-; congenital malformation of parathyroid gland Q89.2; congenital malformation of thyroid gland Q89.2.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Q15.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- congenital nystagmus H55.01
- ocular albinism E70.31-
- optic nerve hypoplasia H47.03-
- retinitis pigmentosa H35.52
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- cleft lip and cleft palate Q35-Q37
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
- congenital malformation of larynx Q31.-
- congenital malformation of lip NEC Q38.0
- congenital malformation of nose Q30.-
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland Q89.2
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland Q89.2
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Q15.8?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, Q15.8 must not be reported together with: congenital nystagmus (H55.01); ocular albinism (E70.31-); optic nerve hypoplasia (H47.03-); retinitis pigmentosa (H35.52).
Can Q15.8 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, Q15.8 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37); congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4); congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-); congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Q15.8 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Q15 — Other congenital malformations of eye
- Q15.0 — Congenital glaucoma
- Q15.9 — Congenital malformation of eye, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (21)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Aberrant (congenital), artery (peripheral), eye
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective), conjunctiva (acquired), congenital
- Agenesis, eye, adnexa
- Agenesis, muscle, ocular
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), artery (peripheral), eye
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), eye, specified NEC
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type), ocular muscle
- Atresia, atretic, artery NEC, eye
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention), eye NEC, congenital
- Deformity, globe (eye) (congenital)
- Displacement, displaced, eyeball (acquired) (lateral) (old), congenital
- Distortion (s) (congenital), eye (adnexa)
- Exophthalmos, congenital
- Keratoglobus, congenital
- Macrocornea
- Malformation (congenital), eye, specified NEC
- Malposition, congenital, eye
- Megalocornea
- Melanosis, eye NEC, congenital
- Norrie's disease (congenital)
- Ophthalmocele (congenital)