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H16.331

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Sclerosing keratitis, right eye

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

What This Code Means

A chronic condition where the cornea becomes scarred and hardened in the right eye, leading to vision loss.

Coding Tips

  • •Sclerosing keratitis represents advanced corneal scarring; document any prior keratitis or inflammatory episodes
  • •This condition often results from previous infection or inflammation and may be associated with trachoma or other chronic infections

Code Hierarchy

└H16Keratitis└H16.3Interstitial and deep keratitis└H16.33Sclerosing keratitis└H16.331Sclerosing keratitis, right eye
└H16.331Sclerosing keratitis, right eye

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