H10

Non-Billable
ChapterH00–H59
Rankcategory
Official Description

Conjunctivitis

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59).

CH7 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • keratoconjunctivitis (H16.2-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
H10-H11Disorders of conjunctiva (H10-H11)
H10ConjunctivitisNot billable
H10.0Mucopurulent conjunctivitisSubcodes
H10.1Acute atopic conjunctivitisSubcodes
H10.2Other acute conjunctivitisSubcodes
H10.3Unspecified acute conjunctivitisSubcodes
H10.4Chronic conjunctivitisSubcodes
H10.5BlepharoconjunctivitisSubcodes
H10.8Other conjunctivitisSubcodes
H10.9Unspecified conjunctivitisBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H10:

chapterCH7
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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