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H18.422

Billable

Band keratopathy, left eye

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

What This Code Means

A white, opaque band-shaped deposit that forms across the cornea, typically in the interpalpebral zone, affecting the left eye.

Coding Tips

  • •Document any associated conditions such as chronic uveitis, sarcoidosis, or hyperparathyroidism that may have caused the band keratopathy
  • •Confirm laterality is documented as left eye before assigning this code

Code Hierarchy

└H18Other disorders of cornea└H18.4Corneal degeneration└H18.42Band keratopathy└H18.422Band keratopathy, left eye
└H18.422Band keratopathy, left eye

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