Q14
Header — not billableCongenital malformations of posterior segment of eye
The ICD-10 code for congenital malformations of posterior segment of eye is Q14.
Q14 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- optic nerve hypoplasia (H47.03-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Q14
Related codes in this category
- Q10Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbitnon-billable header
- Q11Anophthalmos, microphthalmos and macrophthalmosnon-billable header
- Q12Congenital lens malformationsnon-billable header
- Q13Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eyenon-billable header
- Q15Other congenital malformations of eyenon-billable header
- Q16Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearingnon-billable header
- Q17Other congenital malformations of earnon-billable header
- Q18Other congenital malformations of face and necknon-billable header
- Q14Congenital malformations of posterior segment of eyenon-billable header