Q13
Header — not billableCongenital malformations of anterior segment of eye
The ICD-10 code for congenital malformations of anterior segment of eye is Q13.
Q13 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
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 Q13
- Q13.0Coloboma of iris
- Q13.1Absence of iris
- Q13.2Other congenital malformations of iris
- Q13.3Congenital corneal opacity
- Q13.4Other congenital corneal malformations
- Q13.5Blue sclera
- Q13.8Other congenital malformations of anterior segment of eyenon-billable header
- Q13.9Congenital malformation of anterior segment of eye, unspecified
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
- Q14Congenital malformations of posterior 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
- Q13Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eyenon-billable header