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H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.59
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.59
Other hereditary corneal dystrophies
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 - Converted to Parent Code Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H18.59 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- ICD-10-CM H18.59 is a new 2021 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H18.59 - other international versions of ICD-10 H18.59 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H18.59 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
H18.59:
Approximate Synonyms
- Anterior corneal dystrophy
- Anterior corneal dystrophy (eye condition)
- Dystrophy of anterior cornea
- Microscopic cystic corneal dystrophy
- Posterior corneal dystrophy
- Ring like corneal dystrophy
- Stromal corneal dystrophy
- Stromal corneal dystrophy (eye condition)
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): Deleted code
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): New code
- Dystrophy, dystrophia
- cornea (hereditary) H18.50-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.50-
Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 - Converted to Parent Code Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- specified type NEC H18.59-
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H18.59
H18.54 Lattice corneal dystrophy
H18.55 Macular corneal dystrophy
H18.59
Other hereditary corneal dystrophies
H18.60 Keratoconus, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.