Diagnosis Code

Q15.0 CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q15.0

Short Description: Congenital glaucoma

Long Description: Congenital glaucoma

The code Q15.0 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)
      • Other congenital malformations of eye (Q15)
        • Q15.0 Congenital glaucoma

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Axenfeld anomaly
  • Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome
  • Bilateral glaucoma
  • Bilateral primary congenital glaucoma
  • Buphthalmos
  • Buphthalmos of bilateral eyes
  • Buphthalmos of left eye
  • Buphthalmos of right eye
  • Congenital anomaly of nasal sinuses
  • Congenital glaucoma
  • Congenital glaucoma of bilateral eyes
  • Congenital glaucoma of left eye
  • Congenital glaucoma of right eye
  • Congenital malformation of angle of anterior chamber of eye
  • Congenital malformation of angle of anterior chamber of eye
  • Congenital malformation of angle of anterior chamber of eye
  • Finding of size of globe
  • Finding of size of globe
  • Finding of size of globe
  • Finding of size of globe
  • GEMSS syndrome
  • Glaucoma
  • Glaucoma of childhood
  • Glaucoma of left eye
  • Glaucoma of right eye
  • Globe of eye large
  • Globe of eye large
  • Globe of eye large
  • Globe of eye large
  • Irido-trabecular dysgenesis
  • Lentiglobus
  • Microcornea
  • Microcornea with glaucoma and absent frontal sinus syndrome
  • Microphakia
  • Microspherophakia
  • Nanophthalmia
  • Neonatal diabetes, congenital hypothyroidism, congenital glaucoma, hepatic fibrosis, polycystic kidney syndrome
  • Primary congenital glaucoma
  • Retinal degeneration, nanophthalmos, glaucoma syndrome
  • Spastic paraplegia, glaucoma, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Spherophakia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q15.0 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 Q15.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Axenfeld's anomaly
    • Buphthalmos
    • Glaucoma of childhood
    • Glaucoma of newborn
    • Hydrophthalmos
    • Keratoglobus, congenital, with glaucoma
    • Macrocornea with glaucoma
    • Macrophthalmos in congenital glaucoma
    • Megalocornea with glaucoma

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q15.0 Right Arrow 365.14 Glaucoma of childhood
743.20 Buphthalmos NOS
743.21 Simple buphthalmos
743.22 Buphthal w oth eye anom
743.44 Anom anter chamber-eye

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
Q15 Other congenital malformations of eye
Q15.8 Other specified congenital malformations of eye
Q15.9 Congenital malformation of eye, unspecified


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