Other disorders of cornea
In Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22), chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa
155 billable codes under H18: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers coding glaucoma by type, eye, and stage, including bilateral cases and stage changes, and coding blindness or low vision when the impairment category is undocumented.
All codes under H18
H18 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- H18.0Corneal pigmentations and deposits
- H18.00Unspecified corneal deposit
- H18.001Unspecified corneal deposit, right eye
- H18.002Unspecified corneal deposit, left eye
- H18.003Unspecified corneal deposit, bilateral
- H18.009Unspecified corneal deposit, unspecified eye
- H18.01Anterior corneal pigmentations
- H18.011Anterior corneal pigmentations, right eye
- H18.012Anterior corneal pigmentations, left eye
- H18.013Anterior corneal pigmentations, bilateral
- H18.019Anterior corneal pigmentations, unspecified eye
- H18.02Argentous corneal deposits
- H18.021Argentous corneal deposits, right eye
- H18.022Argentous corneal deposits, left eye
- H18.023Argentous corneal deposits, bilateral
- H18.029Argentous corneal deposits, unspecified eye
- H18.03Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders
- H18.031Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, right eye
- H18.032Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, left eye
- H18.033Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, bilateral
- H18.039Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, unspecified eye
- H18.04Kayser-Fleischer ring
- H18.041Kayser-Fleischer ring, right eye
- H18.042Kayser-Fleischer ring, left eye
- H18.043Kayser-Fleischer ring, bilateral
- H18.049Kayser-Fleischer ring, unspecified eye
- H18.05Posterior corneal pigmentations
- H18.051Posterior corneal pigmentations, right eye
- H18.052Posterior corneal pigmentations, left eye
- H18.053Posterior corneal pigmentations, bilateral
- H18.059Posterior corneal pigmentations, unspecified eye
- H18.06Stromal corneal pigmentations
- H18.061Stromal corneal pigmentations, right eye
- H18.062Stromal corneal pigmentations, left eye
- H18.063Stromal corneal pigmentations, bilateral
- H18.069Stromal corneal pigmentations, unspecified eye
- H18.1Bullous keratopathy
- H18.10Bullous keratopathy, unspecified eye
- H18.11Bullous keratopathy, right eye
- H18.12Bullous keratopathy, left eye
- H18.13Bullous keratopathy, bilateral
- H18.2Other and unspecified corneal edema
- H18.20Unspecified corneal edema
- H18.21Corneal edema secondary to contact lens
- H18.211Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, right eye
- H18.212Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, left eye
- H18.213Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, bilateral
- H18.219Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, unspecified eye
- H18.22Idiopathic corneal edema
- H18.221Idiopathic corneal edema, right eye
- H18.222Idiopathic corneal edema, left eye
- H18.223Idiopathic corneal edema, bilateral
- H18.229Idiopathic corneal edema, unspecified eye
- H18.23Secondary corneal edema
- H18.231Secondary corneal edema, right eye
- H18.232Secondary corneal edema, left eye
- H18.233Secondary corneal edema, bilateral
- H18.239Secondary corneal edema, unspecified eye
- H18.3Changes of corneal membranes
- H18.30Unspecified corneal membrane change
- H18.31Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane
- H18.311Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, right eye
- H18.312Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, left eye
- H18.313Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, bilateral
- H18.319Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, unspecified eye
- H18.32Folds in Descemet's membrane
- H18.321Folds in Descemet's membrane, right eye
- H18.322Folds in Descemet's membrane, left eye
- H18.323Folds in Descemet's membrane, bilateral
- H18.329Folds in Descemet's membrane, unspecified eye
- H18.33Rupture in Descemet's membrane
- H18.331Rupture in Descemet's membrane, right eye
- H18.332Rupture in Descemet's membrane, left eye
- H18.333Rupture in Descemet's membrane, bilateral
- H18.339Rupture in Descemet's membrane, unspecified eye
- H18.4Corneal degeneration
- H18.40Unspecified corneal degeneration
- H18.41Arcus senilis
- H18.411Arcus senilis, right eye
- H18.412Arcus senilis, left eye
- H18.413Arcus senilis, bilateral
- H18.419Arcus senilis, unspecified eye
- H18.42Band keratopathy
- H18.421Band keratopathy, right eye
- H18.422Band keratopathy, left eye
- H18.423Band keratopathy, bilateral
- H18.429Band keratopathy, unspecified eye
- H18.43Other calcerous corneal degeneration
- H18.44Keratomalacia
- H18.441Keratomalacia, right eye
- H18.442Keratomalacia, left eye
- H18.443Keratomalacia, bilateral
- H18.449Keratomalacia, unspecified eye
- H18.45Nodular corneal degeneration
- H18.451Nodular corneal degeneration, right eye
- H18.452Nodular corneal degeneration, left eye
- H18.453Nodular corneal degeneration, bilateral
- H18.459Nodular corneal degeneration, unspecified eye
- H18.46Peripheral corneal degeneration
- H18.461Peripheral corneal degeneration, right eye
- H18.462Peripheral corneal degeneration, left eye
- H18.463Peripheral corneal degeneration, bilateral
- H18.469Peripheral corneal degeneration, unspecified eye
- H18.49Other corneal degeneration
- H18.5Hereditary corneal dystrophies
- H18.50Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies
- H18.501Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, right eye
- H18.502Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, left eye
- H18.503Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, bilateral
- H18.509Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, unspecified eye
- H18.51Endothelial corneal dystrophy
- H18.511Endothelial corneal dystrophy, right eye
- H18.512Endothelial corneal dystrophy, left eye
- H18.513Endothelial corneal dystrophy, bilateral
- H18.519Endothelial corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye
- H18.52Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy
- H18.521Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, right eye
- H18.522Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, left eye
- H18.523Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, bilateral
- H18.529Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye
- H18.53Granular corneal dystrophy
- H18.531Granular corneal dystrophy, right eye
- H18.532Granular corneal dystrophy, left eye
- H18.533Granular corneal dystrophy, bilateral
- H18.539Granular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye
- H18.54Lattice corneal dystrophy
- H18.541Lattice corneal dystrophy, right eye
- H18.542Lattice corneal dystrophy, left eye
- H18.543Lattice corneal dystrophy, bilateral
- H18.549Lattice corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye
- H18.55Macular corneal dystrophy
- H18.551Macular corneal dystrophy, right eye
- H18.552Macular corneal dystrophy, left eye
- H18.553Macular corneal dystrophy, bilateral
- H18.559Macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye
- H18.59Other hereditary corneal dystrophies
- H18.591Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, right eye
- H18.592Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, left eye
- H18.593Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, bilateral
- H18.599Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, unspecified eye
- H18.6Keratoconus
- H18.60Keratoconus, unspecified
- H18.601Keratoconus, unspecified, right eye
- H18.602Keratoconus, unspecified, left eye
- H18.603Keratoconus, unspecified, bilateral
- H18.609Keratoconus, unspecified, unspecified eye
- H18.61Keratoconus, stable
- H18.611Keratoconus, stable, right eye
- H18.612Keratoconus, stable, left eye
- H18.613Keratoconus, stable, bilateral
- H18.619Keratoconus, stable, unspecified eye
- H18.62Keratoconus, unstable
- H18.621Keratoconus, unstable, right eye
- H18.622Keratoconus, unstable, left eye
- H18.623Keratoconus, unstable, bilateral
- H18.629Keratoconus, unstable, unspecified eye
- H18.7Other and unspecified corneal deformities
- H18.70Unspecified corneal deformity
- H18.71Corneal ectasia
- H18.711Corneal ectasia, right eye
- H18.712Corneal ectasia, left eye
- H18.713Corneal ectasia, bilateral
- H18.719Corneal ectasia, unspecified eye
- H18.72Corneal staphyloma
- H18.721Corneal staphyloma, right eye
- H18.722Corneal staphyloma, left eye
- H18.723Corneal staphyloma, bilateral
- H18.729Corneal staphyloma, unspecified eye
- H18.73Descemetocele
- H18.731Descemetocele, right eye
- H18.732Descemetocele, left eye
- H18.733Descemetocele, bilateral
- H18.739Descemetocele, unspecified eye
- H18.79Other corneal deformities
- H18.791Other corneal deformities, right eye
- H18.792Other corneal deformities, left eye
- H18.793Other corneal deformities, bilateral
- H18.799Other corneal deformities, unspecified eye
- H18.8Other specified disorders of cornea
- H18.81Anesthesia and hypoesthesia of cornea
- H18.811Anesthesia and hypoesthesia of cornea, right eye
- H18.812Anesthesia and hypoesthesia of cornea, left eye
- H18.813Anesthesia and hypoesthesia of cornea, bilateral
- H18.819Anesthesia and hypoesthesia of cornea, unspecified eye
- H18.82Corneal disorder due to contact lens
- H18.821Corneal disorder due to contact lens, right eye
- H18.822Corneal disorder due to contact lens, left eye
- H18.823Corneal disorder due to contact lens, bilateral
- H18.829Corneal disorder due to contact lens, unspecified eye
- H18.83Recurrent erosion of cornea
- H18.831Recurrent erosion of cornea, right eye
- H18.832Recurrent erosion of cornea, left eye
- H18.833Recurrent erosion of cornea, bilateral
- H18.839Recurrent erosion of cornea, unspecified eye
- H18.89Other specified disorders of cornea
- H18.891Other specified disorders of cornea, right eye
- H18.892Other specified disorders of cornea, left eye
- H18.893Other specified disorders of cornea, bilateral
- H18.899Other specified disorders of cornea, unspecified eye
- H18.9Unspecified disorder of cornea
H18 MS-DRGs
As the principal diagnosis, all 155 billable codes under H18 group to MS-DRG 124 or 125 (v44.0). Which one applies depends on procedures performed, secondary diagnoses (CC/MCC), and the patient's age and discharge status.
About the condition
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Corneal Disorders
Your cornea is the outermost layer of your eye. It is clear and shaped like a dome. The cornea helps to shield the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful matter. It also helps your eye to focus. If you wear contact lenses, they float on top of your corneas.
Read more about corneal disorders on MedlinePlusCode history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.
