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H18.839

Billable

Recurrent erosion of cornea, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

The cornea (clear front part of the eye) keeps developing painful surface erosions that recur repeatedly, but the specific eye is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the eye side is not specified; if documentation indicates right or left eye, use H18.831 or H18.832 instead
  • •Recurrent erosion typically requires documentation of multiple episodes; ensure clinical notes support the 'recurrent' designation

Code Hierarchy

└H18Other disorders of cornea└H18.8Other specified disorders of cornea└H18.83Recurrent erosion of cornea└H18.839Recurrent erosion of cornea, unspecified eye
└H18.839Recurrent erosion of cornea, unspecified eye

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