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Q12.0

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Congenital cataract

Congenital cataract

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Related Codes(6)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(454)

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Clinical Terms

  • Cleft iris
  • Disorder of cholesterol metabolism
  • Congenital zonular cataract of left eye
  • Congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract of both eyes
  • Left congenital capsular cataract
  • Congenital cataract, progressive muscular hypotonia, deafness, developmental delay syndrome
  • Congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • cataracts congenital
  • Congenital glaucoma of left eye
  • Cortical and zonular cataract
  • Bilateral congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataracts of eyes
  • Left ventricular myocardial noncompaction cardiomyopathy
  • Bilateral congenital nuclear cataracts of eyes
  • Congenital capsular cataract of left eye
  • Congenital cataract of left eye
  • Congenital coloboma of bilateral irides
  • RAB18 deficiency
  • Familial keratoconus with cataract
  • Primrose syndrome
  • Anterior subcapsular polar cataract of left eye
  • Congenital anomaly of anterior pituitary
  • Congenital subcapsular cataract
  • Atresia ani
  • Congenital porencephalia
  • Congenital cataract, severe neonatal hepatopathy, global developmental delay syndrome
  • Cornea small
  • EDICT (endothelial dystrophy, iris hypoplasia, congenital cataract, stromal thinning) syndrome
  • HCC - hypomyelination and congenital cataract
  • Lubinsky syndrome
  • Right congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • Nathalie syndrome
  • Congenital cataract of both eyes
  • Intellectual disability, cataract, calcified pinna, myopathy syndrome
  • Developmental cataract
  • CCFDN - congenital cataracts, facial dysmorphism and neuropathy
  • Aproctia
  • Congenital cataract with intellectual disability and anal atresia and urinary defect syndrome
  • Hutterite type cataract
  • Mature cataract
  • Anterior subcapsular cataract of both eyes
  • Microcornea
  • RAB18, member RAS oncogene family deficiency
  • Crome syndrome
  • Cataract of lens capsule of bilateral eyes
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, recessive perinatal lethal, with microcephaly AND cataracts
  • Distal spinal muscular atrophy
  • Congenital cataract with hypertrichosis and intellectual disability syndrome
  • Cataract and testicular failure syndrome
  • Congenital posterior polar cataract
  • Congenital cataract with intellectual disability and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism syndrome
  • Congenital coloboma of iris of left eye
  • Posterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • Schaap Taylor Baraitser syndrome
  • Ventricular myocardial noncompaction cardiomyopathy
  • Cataract with aberrant oral frenula and growth delay syndrome
  • Lamellar cataract
  • Nuclear cataract
  • Sterol-C4-methyl oxidase deficiency
  • EFE - Endocardial fibroelastosis
  • Congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • Congenital nuclear cataract of left eye
  • Congenital zonular cataract of both eyes
  • Congenital cataract, nephropathy, encephalopathy syndrome
  • Spinal muscular atrophy, Dandy-Walker malformation, cataract syndrome
  • Congenital combined form cataract of both eyes
  • Congenital cataract microcornea with corneal opacity
  • Congenital sutural cataract
  • Congenital cerebral porosis
  • Hypertrophic mitochondrial cardiomyopathy
  • Left congenital glaucoma
  • Congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Inborn error of lipoprotein metabolism
  • Congenital capsular cataract
  • Total cataract
  • Congenital capsular cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Coralliform cataract
  • EDICT syndrome
  • Congenital cataract, hearing loss, severe developmental delay syndrome
  • Endocardial fibroelastosis
  • Cataract of posterior subcapsule of left eye
  • Congenital blue dot cataract
  • Cataract and microcornea syndrome
  • Cerulean cataract
  • Cataract, congenital
  • Bilateral posterior subcapsular cataract
  • Anterior subcapsular cataract of right eye
  • Pulverulent cataract
  • Congenital lamellar cataract
  • Spastic paraparesis, cataracts, speech delay syndrome
  • Congenital combined form cataract of right eye
  • Cataract glaucoma syndrome
  • Congenital cataract with deafness and hypogonadism syndrome
  • Right congenital nuclear cataract
  • Elastomyofibrosis
  • Congenital atresia of anus
  • Anterior subcapsular cataract of left eye
  • Hydrocephalus with endocardial fibroelastosis and cataract syndrome
  • Congenital zonular cataract of right eye
  • Congenital cataract, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitochondrial myopathy syndrome
  • Absence deformity of leg and congenital cataract syndrome
  • CAHMR syndrome
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type II
  • Cataract of posterior subcapsule of right eye
  • Sengers syndrome
  • Congenital cortical cataract
  • Bilateral congenital cataract of eyes
  • Cataract, congenital heart disease, neural tube defect syndrome
  • Congenital nuclear cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Congenital cortical cataract of right eye
  • Martsolf-like syndrome
  • Lethal osteogenesis imperfecta
  • ITPA-related lethal infantile neurological disorder with cataract and cardiac involvement
  • Notched iris
  • Congenital cataracts
  • Congenital complete cataract
  • Imperforate anus
  • Cataracts, congenital
  • Congenital nuclear cataract
  • Bilateral anterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • Congenital glaucoma of both eyes
  • Congenital porencephaly
  • cataract congenital
  • Cortical cataract - congenital
  • Fibroelastosis cordis
  • Bilateral congenital capsular cataracts
  • Congenital nuclear cataract of both eyes
  • Inosine triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase-related lethal infantile neurological disorder with cataract and cardiac involvement
  • Congenital capsular cataract of right eye
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, craniosynostosis, cleft palate, cataract and intellectual disability syndrome
  • Porencephaly, microcephaly, bilateral congenital cataract syndrome
  • Congenital zonular cataract
  • Left congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • Congenital cataract (disorder)
  • Dandy-Walker malformation
  • Congenital coloboma of iris
  • Congenital total cataract
  • Bilateral congenital combined form cataracts
  • HEC (hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis, cataract) syndrome
  • Congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract of left eye
  • Congenital zonular cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Left congenital combined form cataract
  • Dandy-Walker deformity
  • Congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Congenital nuclear cataract of right eye
  • Anterior subcapsular polar cataract of right eye
  • Anterior subcapsular polar cataract of both eyes
  • Congenital cataract of right eye
  • CAHMR (cataract, hypertrichosis, mental retardation) syndrome
  • Congenital cataract, unspecified
  • Congenital cataract, deafness, severe developmental delay syndrome
  • Familial progressive retinal dystrophy, iris coloboma, congenital cataract syndrome
  • Congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract of right eye
  • Posterior subcapsular cataract of both eyes
  • Right congenital capsular cataract
  • Clouding of the lens of the eye at birth
  • Congenital cataracts, facial dysmorphism and neuropathy
  • Congenital imperforate anus
  • Embryonal nuclear cataract
  • Congenital anterior polar cataract
  • Hypomyelination and congenital cataract
  • Karandikar Maria Kamble syndrome
  • Lethal neurodegenerative disorder due to copper transport defect
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, perinatal lethal
  • Congenital cortical cataract of left eye
  • Congenital cataract, progressive muscular hypotonia, hearing loss, developmental delay syndrome
  • Bilateral congenital combined form cataract of eyes
  • Posterior subcapsular cataract of right eye
  • Bilateral congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataracts
  • Congenital coloboma of iris of right eye
  • Posterior subcapsular cataract of left eye
  • Calcification of pinna
  • Congenital endocardial fibroelastosis
  • Psoriasiform dermatitis
  • Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism with cataract syndrome
  • Congenital membranous cataract
  • Anterior subcapsular polar cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Congenital capsular cataract of both eyes
  • Congenital polar cataract
  • Congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract of right eye
  • Wellesley Carman French syndrome
  • Congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract of both eyes
  • HEC syndrome
  • Embryonal nuclear cataract of right eye
  • Bilateral congenital cortical cataract of eyes
  • Congenital combined form cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Congenital combined form cataract of left eye
  • Endothelial dystrophy, iris hypoplasia, congenital cataract, stromal thinning syndrome
  • Fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1 superactivity
  • NS - Nuclear sclerosis
  • Schizencephalic porencephaly
  • CCMCO - congenital cataract microcornea with corneal opacity
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia Nishimura type
  • Left congenital nuclear cataract
  • Right congenital combined form cataract
  • Congenital cortical cataract of both eyes
  • Congenital combined form cataract
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta type II
  • Right congenital posterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • Congenital glaucoma of right eye
  • Congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract of left eye
  • Embryonal nuclear cataract of left eye
  • Congenital coloboma of both irises
  • Anterior subcapsular cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Anal atresia
  • Dandy-Walker syndrome
  • Deafness with cataract and skeletal anomaly syndrome
  • SMO (sterol-C4-methyl oxidase) deficiency
  • Bilateral congenital zonular cataract
  • Congenital cataract ichthyosis syndrome
  • Congenital glaucoma of bilateral eyes
  • Punctate cataract
  • Autosomal dominant keratoconus with early-onset anterior polar cataract
  • Pinnal calcification
  • Right congenital glaucoma
  • Congenital malformation of anterior pituitary
  • Disorder of cholesterol synthesis
  • Congenital cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Left congenital anterior subcapsular polar cataract
  • Congenital cortical cataract of bilateral eyes
  • Martsolf syndrome
  • Microcephaly, congenital cataract, psoriasiform dermatitis syndrome
  • Lethal left ventricular non-compaction, seizures, hypotonia, cataract, developmental delay syndrome
  • Congenital cataract with ataxia and deafness syndrome
  • Cataract of posterior subcapsule of bilateral eyes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for congenital cataract?

The ICD-10-CM code for congenital cataract is Q12.0. The full clinical description is "Congenital cataract". Q12.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q12.0 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q12.0 represents “Congenital cataract”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is Q12.0 a billable code?

Yes, Q12.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q12.0 in?

Q12.0 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What SNOMED CT codes does Q12.0 map to?

Q12.0 maps to 117 SNOMED CT concepts: 716099003, 204712000, 15737801000119107, 15737841000119109, 15737761000119104, and 112 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q12.0?

Q12.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0009691. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q12.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like congenital cataract 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 Q12.0?

Q12.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: LA12.1 (Congenital cataract).

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