2021 ICD-10-CM Codes H16*: Keratitis. ICD-10-CM Codes. ›. H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa. ›. H15-H22 Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body. ›. Keratitis H16.
Subcategory L82 contains codes for SK, and includes dermatosis papulosa nigra and Leser-Trelat disease. L82.0 Inflamed seborrheic keratosis L82.1 Other seborrheic keratosis
Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin. L90.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM L90.5 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Appropriate coding is L57.0 Actinic keratosis and W89.1XXA Exposure to tanning bed. Note that W89.1 requires a seventh character; placeholders (“X”) are required because the 7 th character must always be in the 7 th position.
H17. 9 - Unspecified corneal scar and opacity | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Corneal scars and opacities H17.
Corneal scarring refers to the scarring of the cornea, from trauma, or infection or disease, which results in impaired vision, or even blindness, in the affected eye.
S05.02XAThe general ICD-10 code to describe the initial evaluation of a patient with a corneal abrasion using ICD-10 is: S05. 02XA – Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, left eye, initial encounter.
Adherent leucoma: results when healing occurs after perforation of cornea with incarceration of iris. The iris is adherent to the back of a leucomatous cornea. One of the major complication of adherent leucoma is Secondary glaucoma.
ICD-10-CM Code for Aphakia H27. 0.
The cornea is resilient and can typically heal from minor abrasions. However, major corneal damage can result in a corneal scar. These scars can be caused by improper use of contact lenses, deep scratches, lacerations, burns, and some diseases like shingles and syphilis.
Although most corneal ulcers will cause some degree of scarring, the scar will often not cause any visual loss. If the ulcer is deep, dense, and central, scarring will cause some permanent changes in vision.
When person has a posterior vitreous detachment (link to section on PVD), the eye sometimes responds to the micro-abrasive trauma of this event by forming scar tissue. This scar tissue can proliferate on the surface of the retina and cause wrinkling of the surface.
ICD-10-CM Code for Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, right eye, initial encounter S05. 01XA.
When coding with CPT for a corneal abrasion, you will have an office visit to code; in this case either a 920X2 or a 992XX code could be appropriate to use for describing your professional services in examining the patient, determining the primary diagnosis and developing a treatment plan.
H53. 141 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 H53.
Clinical documentation of keratosis should include the type of keratosis—actinic or seborrheic—and whether the keratosis is inflamed ( or not otherwise specified). The location of the growths must be noted, as should contributing factors, such as tanning bed exposure.
Keratosis ICD-10 Coding. Actinic keratosis (AK) is a small, rough spot on the skin. It usually occurs in middle-aged and older individuals, and may also be called senile keratosis or solar keratosis. AK is a premalignant lesion, which may develop into skin cancer. Although clinicians generally can diagnose AK by examining the area, ...
Seborrheic keratosis (SK) may present as single or multiple elevated plagues and nodules that are often hyper-pigmented (darkened) with an overgrown, greasy surface. This type of SK is benign, of unknown cause, and involves only the top layers of the epidermis.
Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the front part of the eye, becomes inflamed. The condition is often marked by moderate to intense pain and usually involves any of the following symptoms: pain, impaired eyesight, photophobia, red eye and a 'gritty' sensation.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H16. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.