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H18.321

Billable

Folds in Descemet's membrane, right eye

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

What This Code Means

Folds or wrinkles in Descemet's membrane, a thin elastic layer in the cornea, affecting the right eye.

Coding Tips

  • •Descemet's membrane folds are often associated with corneal edema or trauma
  • •Verify this is a fold (not a rupture) as rupture codes are H18.33x

Code Hierarchy

└H18Other disorders of cornea└H18.3Changes of corneal membranes└H18.32Folds in Descemet's membrane└H18.321Folds in Descemet's membrane, right eye
└H18.321Folds in Descemet's membrane, right eye

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