Diagnosis Code

Q12.8 OTHER CONGENITAL LENS MALFORMATIONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q12.8

Short Description: Other congenital lens malformations

Long Description: Other congenital lens malformations

The code Q12.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-Q18)
      • Congenital lens malformations (Q12)
        • Q12.8 Other congenital lens malformations

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anterior lenticonus
  • Anterior lentiglobus
  • Congenital anterior capsular pigmentation
  • Congenital pigmentation of lens
  • Epicapsular star
  • Lenticonus
  • Lenticonus
  • Lentiglobus
  • Microcornea
  • Microcornea, posterior megalolenticonus, persistent fetal vasculature, coloboma syndrome
  • Microphakia
  • Posterior lenticonus
  • Posterior lenticonus
  • Posterior lentiglobus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q12.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye With Mcc Or Thrombolytic Agent (124)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye Without Mcc (125)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Q12.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Microphakia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q12.8 Right Arrow 743.36 Anomalies of lens shape

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Q12 Congenital lens malformations
Q12.0 Congenital cataract
Q12.1 Congenital displaced lens
Q12.2 Coloboma of lens
Q12.3 Congenital aphakia
Q12.4 Spherophakia
Q12.9 Congenital lens malformation, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023