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H16.109

Billable

Unspecified superficial keratitis, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

Inflammation of the outer layer of the cornea in an eye that is not specified as right, left, or bilateral.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Strive to obtain laterality information to use a more specific code (H16.101, H16.102, or H16.103)

Code Hierarchy

└H16Keratitis└H16.1Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis└H16.10Unspecified superficial keratitis└H16.109Unspecified superficial keratitis, unspecified eye
└H16.109Unspecified superficial keratitis, unspecified eye

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