Q15.8 Other specified congenital malformations of eye

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

Applies from Q15 Other congenital malformations of eye

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital nystagmus (H55.01)
• ocular albinism (E70.31-)
• optic nerve hypoplasia (H47.03-)
• retinitis pigmentosa (H35.52)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 743.8 Other specified anomalies of eye (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for Q15.8

• 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)

Nearby codes

• Q15 Other congenital malformations of eye
• Q15.0 Congenital glaucoma
• Q15.8 Other specified congenital malformations of eye (this code)
• Q15.9 Congenital malformation of eye, unspecified