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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Q12.0 Congenital cataract

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Q12.0 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital cataract. It is a four-character subcategory of Q12 (Congenital lens malformations), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Q10–Q18 (Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck) in Chapter XVII, Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVII · Q00–Q99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Q12.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Q12.0Medfödd katarakt

NorwayICD-10-NO

Q12.0Medfødt grå stær

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DQ120Medfødt grå stær

  • DQ120ACataracta coerulea
  • DQ120BCataracta coralliformis
  • DQ120CCataracta coronaria congenita
  • DQ120ECataracta membranacea congenita
  • DQ120FCataracta punctata
  • DQ120GCataracta zonularis
FinlandICD-10-FI

Q12.0Synnynnäinen kaihi

GermanyICD-10-GM

Q12.0Cataracta congenita

FranceICD-10-FR

Q12.0Cataracte congénitale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Q12.0congenitaal cataract

United StatesICD-10-CM

Q12.0Congenital cataract

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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