ICD-10-CM Codes
Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q10-Q18 Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Q12- Congenital lens malformations
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q12

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q12

Congenital lens malformations

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

Q12 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Q12 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q12 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q12 may differ.

The following code(s) above Q12 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:

Q00-Q99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range Q00-Q99
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Note
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
Type 2 Excludes
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q10-Q18
2022 ICD-10-CM Range Q10-Q18
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Type 2 Excludes
- cleft lip and cleft palate (Q35-Q37)
- congenital malformation of cervical spine (Q05.0, Q05.5, Q67.5, Q76.0-Q76.4)
- congenital malformation of larynx (Q31.-)
- congenital malformation of lip NEC (Q38.0)
- congenital malformation of nose (Q30.-)
- congenital malformation of parathyroid gland (Q89.2)
- congenital malformation of thyroid gland (Q89.2)
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to Q12:

Type 1 Excludes: H27

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H27
Other disorders of lens
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)
- mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)
- pseudophakia (Z96.1)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q12

Q10.3 Other congenital malformations of eyelid

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

Q11.0 Cystic eyeball

Q11.1 Other anophthalmos

Q11.2 Microphthalmos

Q11.3 Macrophthalmos

Q12 Congenital lens malformations

Q12.0 Congenital cataract

Q12.1 Congenital displaced lens

Q12.2 Coloboma of lens

Q12.3 Congenital aphakia

Q12.4 Spherophakia

Q12.8 Other congenital lens malformations

Q12.9 Congenital lens malformation, unspecified

Q13 Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye

Q13.0 Coloboma of iris

Q13.1 Absence of iris

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q12

Congenital lens malformations

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

Other disorders of lens