ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Q14Congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye

Not billable — use a more specific code

Q14 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Q14

Q14 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye. It belongs to block Q10-Q18 (congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck) and chapter 17 (congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Q14.0 (humor), Q14.1 (retina), Q14.2 (disc), Q14.3 (choroid), Q14.8 (eye) and Q14.9 (unspecified).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of Q14, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: optic nerve hypoplasia (H47.03-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under Q14

Coding notes

Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist

optic nerve hypoplasia (H47.03-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Q14.

Broader instructions also apply from Q10-Q18 Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck and Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
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Common questions about Q14

Is Q14 billable?: No. Q14 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.