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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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H15-H22
Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body
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Other disorders of cornea
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.79
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.79
Other corneal deformities
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H18.79 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 H18.79 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H18.79 - other international versions of ICD-10 H18.79 may differ.
The following code(s) above
H18.79 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
H18.79:
- 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
- Deformity Q89.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q89.9
Congenital malformation, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Congenital anomaly NOS
- Congenital deformity NOS
- cornea (acquired) H18.70
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.70
Unspecified corneal deformity
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- Keratoglobus H18.79
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H18.79
H18.79
Other corneal deformities
H18.8 Other specified disorders of cornea
H18.81 Anesthesia and hypoesthesia of cornea
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
