Diagnosis Code

Q13.5 BLUE SCLERA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Q13.5

Short Description: Blue sclera

Long Description: Blue sclera

The code Q13.5 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 malformations of anterior segment of eye (Q13)
        • Q13.5 Blue sclera

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormal blue sclerae
  • Abnormal blue sclerae
  • Abnormal blue sclerae
  • Bilateral congenital anomaly of sclera
  • Blue sclera of bilateral eyes
  • Congenital anomaly of left sclera
  • Congenital anomaly of right sclera
  • Congenital anomaly of sclera
  • Congenital anomaly of sclera
  • Congenital anomaly of sclera
  • Congenital anomaly of sclera
  • Congenital anomaly of sclera
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta
  • Hydrocephalus, blue sclera, nephropathy syndrome
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta type I
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta type I
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta with blue sclerae AND dentinogenesis imperfecta
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta with blue sclerae AND normal teeth

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Q13.5 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Q13.5 Right Arrow 743.47 Anomalies of sclera

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
Q13 Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
Q13.0 Coloboma of iris
Q13.1 Absence of iris
Q13.2 Other congenital malformations of iris
Q13.3 Congenital corneal opacity
Q13.4 Other congenital corneal malformations
Q13.8 Other congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
Q13.81 Rieger's anomaly
Q13.89 Other congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
Q13.9 Congenital malformation of anterior segment of eye, unspecified


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