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ICD-10-CM Codes
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Q00-Q99
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
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Q10-Q18
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
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Q12-
Congenital lens malformations
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q12.0
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q12.0
Congenital cataract
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- Q12.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Q12.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q12.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q12.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above
Q12.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
Q12.0:
- Anterior subcapsular polar cataract, both eyes
- Bilateral congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataracts
- Bilateral congenital capsular cataract
- Bilateral congenital cataracts
- Bilateral congenital combined form cataracts
- Bilateral congenital cortical cataract
- Bilateral congenital nuclear cataracts
- Bilateral congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataracts
- Bilateral lamellar zonular cataract
- Congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract
- Congenital capsular cataract
- Congenital capsular or subcapsular cataract
- Congenital cataract, both eyes
- Congenital combined form cataract
- Congenital combined form cataract, both eyes
- Congenital cortical cataract of bilateral eyes
- Congenital cortical cataract of left eye
- Congenital cortical cataract of right eye
- Congenital cortical or zonular cataract
- Congenital lamellar zonular cataract of bilateral eyes
- Congenital lamellar zonular cataract of left eye
- Congenital lamellar zonular cataract of right eye
- Congenital nuclear cataract
- Congenital nuclear cataract, both eyes
- Congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract
- Congenital total or subtotal cataract
- Congenital zonular cataract
- Embryonal nuclear cataract
- L congenital cortical cataract
- L lamellar zonular cataract
- Left congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract
- Left congenital capsular cataract
- Left congenital cataract
- Left congenital combined form cataract
- Left congenital nuclear cataract
- Left congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract
- Posterior subcapsular polar cataract, both eyes
- R congenital cortical cataract
- R lamellar zonular cataract
- Right congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract
- Right congenital capsular cataract
- Right congenital cataract
- Right congenital cataract (eye condition)
- Right congenital combined form cataract
- Right congenital nuclear cataract
- Right congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract
- Total and subtotal congenital cataract
Clinical Information
- Cataract that is present at birth.
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- Q12.0 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Q12.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
- 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc
Convert Q12.0 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to Q12.0:
- Blue
- Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) H26.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H26.9
Unspecified cataract
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- anterior
- and posterior axial embryonal Q12.0
- pyramidal Q12.0
- nuclear
- blue Q12.0
- central Q12.0
- cerulean Q12.0
- congenital Q12.0
- coraliform Q12.0
- coronary Q12.0
- crystalline Q12.0
- zonular Q12.0 (perinuclear)
- Cataracta - see also Cataract
- membranacea
- centralis pulverulenta Q12.0
- cerulea Q12.0
- congenita Q12.0
- coralliformis Q12.0
- coronaria Q12.0
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q12.0
Q10.4 Absence and agenesis of lacrimal apparatus
Q10.5 Congenital stenosis and stricture of lacrimal duct
Q10.6 Other congenital malformations of lacrimal apparatus
Q10.7 Congenital malformation of orbit
Q11 Anophthalmos, microphthalmos and macrophthalmos
Q12 Congenital lens malformations
Q12.0
Congenital cataract
Q12.1 Congenital displaced lens
Q12.8 Other congenital lens malformations
Q12.9 Congenital lens malformation, unspecified
Q13 Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
Q13.2 Other congenital malformations of iris
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
