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H05.013

Billable

Cellulitis of bilateral orbits

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A bacterial infection causing inflammation and swelling of the tissues in both eye sockets.

Coding Tips

  • •Bilateral orbital cellulitis is rare; verify documentation clearly indicates involvement of both orbits
  • •Investigate for systemic causes or bilateral source of infection

Code Hierarchy

└H05Disorders of orbit└H05.0Acute inflammation of orbit└H05.01Cellulitis of orbit└H05.013Cellulitis of bilateral orbits
└H05.013Cellulitis of bilateral orbits

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