Q10.7 Congenital malformation of orbit

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Q10 Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbit

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cryptophthalmos NOS (Q11.2)
• cryptophthalmos syndrome (Q87.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 743.66 Specified congenital anomalies of orbit (approximate)
• 743.69 Other congenital anomalies of eyelids, lacrimal system, and orbit (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q10.7

Back-references to Q10.7

• Type 1 Excludes: H05 Disorders of orbit ("congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H05.3 Deformity of orbit ("congenital deformity of orbit (Q10.7)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q10.7

• Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › orbit (eye)
• Deformity › orbit (eye) (acquired) › congenital
• Malformation (congenital) › orbit

Nearby codes

• Q10.2 Congenital entropion
• Q10.3 Other congenital malformations of eyelid
• Q10.4 Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus
• Q10.5 Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct
• Q10.6 Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
• Q10.7 Congenital malformation of orbit (this code)