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ICD-10 Code Q15.0: Congenital glaucoma

Q15.0 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Congenital glaucoma in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA0).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA0).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents congenital glaucoma in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
17Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA0)
block
Q10-Q18Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
category
Q15Other congenital malformations of eye
currentQ15

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Axenfeld's anomaly
  • Buphthalmos
  • Glaucoma of childhood
  • Glaucoma of newborn
  • Hydrophthalmos
  • Keratoglobus, congenital, with glaucoma
  • Macrocornea with glaucoma
  • Macrophthalmos in congenital glaucoma
  • Megalocornea with glaucoma

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 92133high
COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING (EG, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY [OCT]), POSTERIOR SEGMENT, WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT, UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL; OPTIC NERVE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 92083high
VISUAL FIELD EXAMINATION, UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL, WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT; EXTENDED EXAMINATION (EG, GOLDMANN VISUAL FIELDS WITH AT LEAST 3 ISOPTERS PLOTTED AND STATIC DETERMINATION WITHIN THE CENTRAL 30 DEG, OR QUANTITATIVE, AUTOMATED THRESHOLD PERIMETRY, OCTOPUS PROGRAM G-1, 32 OR 42, HUMPHREY VISUAL FIELD ANALYZER FULL THRESHOLD PROGRAMS 30-2, 24-2, OR 30/60-2)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 92082high
VISUAL FIELD EXAMINATION, UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL, WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT; INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION (EG, AT LEAST 2 ISOPTERS ON GOLDMANN PERIMETER, OR SEMIQUANTITATIVE, AUTOMATED SUPRATHRESHOLD SCREENING PROGRAM, HUMPHREY SUPRATHRESHOLD AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSTIC TEST, OCTOPUS PROGRAM 33)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 92081high
VISUAL FIELD EXAMINATION, UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL, WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT; LIMITED EXAMINATION (EG, TANGENT SCREEN, AUTOPLOT, ARC PERIMETER, OR SINGLE STIMULUS LEVEL AUTOMATED TEST, SUCH AS OCTOPUS 3 OR 7 EQUIVALENT)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 92250high
FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHY WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 92227high
IMAGING OF RETINA FOR DETECTION OR MONITORING OF DISEASE; WITH REMOTE CLINICAL STAFF REVIEW AND REPORT, UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
Q15.0

Common synonyms

Congenital glaucoma

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeQ15.0
SystemICD10
Display nameCongenital glaucoma
ChapterCongenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA0)
BlockCongenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Anomaly, anomalous(congenital) (unspecified type)Atresia, atreticAxenfeld'sBuphthalmia, buphthalmos(congenital)GlaucomaGlaucomaGlaucomaGlaucomaHydrophthalmosKeratoglobusMacrocorneaMacrophthalmos

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