ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H15-H22 Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body
H18- Other disorders of cornea
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.04

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.04

Kayser-Fleischer ring

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H18.04 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H18.04 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H18.04 - other international versions of ICD-10 H18.04 may differ.

Code Also

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A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.

associated Wilson's disease (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E83.01
Wilson's disease
Code Also
- associated Kayser Fleischer ring (H18.04-)
E83.01
)

The following code(s) above H18.04 contain annotation back-references

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that may be applicable to H18.04:

H00-H59
2021 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to H18.04:

Code Also: E83.01

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E83.01
Wilson's disease
Code Also
- associated Kayser Fleischer ring (H18.04-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H18.04:

Deposit
- cornea H18.00-
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.00-
  Unspecified corneal deposit
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  - Kayser-Fleischer ring H18.04-
Fleischer H18.04- (-Kayser) ring (cornea)
Kayser-Fleischer ring H18.04- (cornea) (pseudosclerosis)
Ring(s)
- Fleischer's H18.04- (cornea)
- Kayser-Fleischer H18.04- (cornea)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H18.04

H18.02 Argentous corneal deposits

H18.021 …… right eye

H18.022 …… left eye

H18.023 …… bilateral

H18.029 …… unspecified eye

H18.03 Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders

H18.031 …… right eye

H18.032 …… left eye

H18.033 …… bilateral

H18.039 …… unspecified eye

H18.04 Kayser-Fleischer ring

H18.041 …… right eye

H18.042 …… left eye

H18.043 …… bilateral

H18.049 …… unspecified eye

H18.05 Posterior corneal pigmentations

H18.051 …… right eye

H18.052 …… left eye

H18.053 …… bilateral

H18.059 …… unspecified eye

H18.06 Stromal corneal pigmentations

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.04

Kayser-Fleischer ring

Wilson's disease

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Wilson's disease

Unspecified corneal deposit