2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H21.8

Other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H21.8 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 H21.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H21.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 H21.8 may differ.

The following code(s) above H21.8 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

that may be applicable to H21.8:

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H21.8

H21.55 Recession of chamber angle

H21.551 …… right eye

H21.552 …… left eye

H21.553 …… bilateral

H21.559 …… unspecified eye

H21.56 Pupillary abnormalities

H21.561 Pupillary abnormality, right eye

H21.562 Pupillary abnormality, left eye

H21.563 Pupillary abnormality, bilateral

H21.569 Pupillary abnormality, unspecified eye

H21.8 Other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body

H21.81 Floppy iris syndrome

H21.82 Plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural)

H21.89 Other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body

H21.9 Unspecified disorder of iris and ciliary body

H22 Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere

H25 Age-related cataract

H25.0 Age-related incipient cataract

H25.01 Cortical age-related cataract

H25.011 …… right eye

H25.012 …… left eye

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