ICD-10-CM Code for Dry eye syndrome H04. 12.
The challenge I see many doctors and students encountering is that they get stuck on the idea that when coding for a patient with ocular surface disease, every patient is coded with the ICD-10 code H04. 123, or dry eye syndrome of bilateral lacrimal glands.
What causes dry eyes? The majority of patients with dry eye have chronic inflammation (swelling) in the tear glands (lacrimal glands) that line the eyelid and in the conjunctiva (the thin lining on the inside of the eyelids and the front part of the eye).
Tear film dysfunction can be broken down into two basic etiologic classifications: insufficient tear production or increased evaporation of tears from the eye surface. The tear film is made up of lipid, aqueous and mucin components. Individuals with dry eye syndrome can be deficient in any of these basic factors.
Consider 99213 for mild to moderate dry eye evaluation and 99214 for severe or resistant cases. The two most commonly used diagnosis codes for dry eye are: 375.15 Tear film insufficiency, unspecified. Use this code only after tear volume tests, such as Schirmers or phenol red thread, demonstrate low tear volume.
Dry eye disease is a common condition that occurs when your tears aren't able to provide adequate lubrication for your eyes. Tears can be inadequate and unstable for many reasons. For example, dry eyes may occur if you don't produce enough tears or if you produce poor-quality tears.
Dry eye disease (DED), also known as dry eye syndrome (DES), keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), and keratitis sicca, is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface due to a loss of homeostasis of the tear film.
There are two main subtypes of dry eye disease – aqueous deficiency and evaporative. These may co-exist.
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is perhaps the most common cause of dry eye and has without a doubt been the most challenging to treat.
It can conceptually be thought of as having three major layers – inner mucin, middle aqueous, and outer lipid layer. The main lacrimal glands produce most of the aqueous tear layer, with small amounts produced by the goblet cells in the conjunctiva and accessory lacrimal glands.
Types of Dry Eye Aqueous tear deficient dry eye, which happens when the lacrimal glands produce tears' water component at a level that is too low, making it impossible for the surface of the eye to remain sufficiently hydrated. Evaporative dry eye, which usually happens when the Meibomian glands become inflamed.
Sjögren's syndrome (SS) causes severe aqueous-deficient dry eye and ocular surface disease, termed keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) [1,2]. Dysfunction and loss of mucin-producing conjunctival goblet cells is a key pathological feature of SS KCS [1,3].
H40. 003 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H40. 003 became effective on October 1, 2021.
An eye exam that includes a complete history of your overall health and your eye health can help your doctor diagnose the cause of your dry eyes. A test to measure the volume of your tears. Your doctor may measure your tear production using the Schirmer test.
375.15ICD-10-CM H04. 123 converts approximately to: 2015 ICD-9-CM 375.15 Tear film insufficiency, unspecified.
H25. 13 Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
When you use the codes for dry AMD (H35.31xx) and wet AMD (H35.32xx), you must use the sixth character to indicate laterality as follows:
The codes for dry AMD—H35.31xx—use the seventh character to indicate staging as follows:
When is the retina considered atrophic? The Academy Preferred Practice Pattern1 defines GA as follows:
The Academy recommends that when coding, you indicate whether the GA involves the center of the fovea: Code H35.31x4 if it does and H35.31x3 if it doesn’t, with “x” indicating laterality.
The codes for wet AMD—H35.32xx—use the sixth character to indicate laterality and the seventh character to indicate staging as follows:
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