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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Q15Other congenital malformations of eye

Not billable — use a more specific code

Q15 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 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 Q15

Q15 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other congenital malformations 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Q15.0 (glaucoma), Q15.8 (eye) and Q15.9 (unspecified).

Don't report Q15 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: congenital nystagmus (H55.01), ocular albinism (E70.31-), optic nerve hypoplasia (H47.03-) and retinitis pigmentosa (H35.52).

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 Q15

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Q15.

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.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Q15

Is Q15 billable?

No. Q15 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.