P15.3
BillableBirth injury to eye
Birth injury to eye
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage due to birth injury
- Traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Related Codes(8)
P15.0Birth injury to liver
P15.1Birth injury to spleen
P15.2Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
P15.4Birth injury to face
P15.5Birth injury to external genitalia
P15.6Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
P15.8Other specified birth injuries
P15.9Birth injury, unspecified
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(47)
SNOMED CT
- Descemet membrane rupture42312000
- Descemet's membrane rupture42312000
- Rupture in Descemet membrane42312000
- Rupture in Descemet's membrane42312000
- Hyposphagma78768009
- Subconjunctival bleed78768009
- Subconjunctival haemorrhage78768009
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage78768009
- Eye damage due to birth trauma206241005
- Glaucoma due to and following birth trauma injury of eye206248004
- Traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury of eye206248004
- Subconjunctival haemorrhage due to birth trauma206249007
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage due to birth trauma206249007
- Birth injury to face206253009
- Ruptured Descemet membrane due to birth trauma419743001
- Ocular hypertension due to birth injury870324000
- Injury of eye due to birth trauma1357798008
- Injury of globe of eye due to birth trauma1357798008
- Ocular hypertension due to ocular trauma1110141000000109
- Ocular hypertension with ocular trauma1110141000000109
- Secondary ocular hypertension due to ocular trauma1110141000000109
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Ruptured Descemet membrane due to birth trauma
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage due to birth injury
- Descemet's membrane rupture
- Glaucoma due to and following birth trauma injury of eye
- Hyposphagma
- Rupture in Descemet membrane
- Injury of globe of eye due to birth trauma
- Eye damage due to birth trauma
- Subconjunctival haemorrhage due to birth trauma
- Descemet membrane rupture
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage due to birth trauma
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- Injury of eye due to birth trauma
- Ocular hypertension due to birth injury
- Subconjunctival haemorrhage
- Subconjunctival bleed
- Rupture in Descemet's membrane
- Traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury of eye
- Traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury
- Ocular hypertension due to ocular trauma
- Ocular hypertension with ocular trauma
- Secondary ocular hypertension due to ocular trauma
- Birth injury to face
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for birth injury to eye?
The ICD-10-CM code for birth injury to eye is P15.3. The full clinical description is "Birth injury to eye". P15.3 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code P15.3 mean?
ICD-10-CM code P15.3 represents “Birth injury to eye”. It is classified under Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is P15.3 a billable code?
Yes, P15.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is P15.3 in?
P15.3 is in Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (codes P00-P96).
What SNOMED CT codes does P15.3 map to?
P15.3 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 206253009, 42312000, 206241005, 206248004, 78768009, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for P15.3?
P15.3 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0391997, C2909971, C2909972. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does P15.3 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like birth injury to eye affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of P15.3?
P15.3 maps to the ICD-11 code: KA41 (Birth injury to eye).
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.