ICD-10-CM Code H00.03
Abscess of eyelid
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H00.03 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of H00.03 that describes the diagnosis 'abscess of eyelid' in more detail.
- H00.03 Abscess of eyelid NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H00.031 Abscess of right upper eyelid
- BILLABLE H00.032 Abscess of right lower eyelid
- BILLABLE H00.033 Abscess of eyelid right eye, unspecified eyelid
- BILLABLE H00.034 Abscess of left upper eyelid
- BILLABLE H00.035 Abscess of left lower eyelid
- BILLABLE H00.036 Abscess of eyelid left eye, unspecified eyelid
- BILLABLE H00.039 Abscess of eyelid unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
The ICD code H000 is used to code Stye
An external stye or sty /ˈstaɪ/, also hordeolum /hɔːrˈdiːələm/, is an infection of the sebaceous glands of Zeis at the base of the eyelashes, or an infection of the apocrine sweat glands of Moll. External styes form on the outside of the lids and can be seen as small red bumps. Internal styes are infections of the meibomian sebaceous glands lining the inside of the eyelids. They also cause a red bump underneath the lid with only generalized redness and swelling visible on the outside. Styes are similar to chalazia, but they tend to be smaller and more painful, and they usually don't cause any lasting damage. They contain water and pus, and the bacteria will spread if the stye is forcefully ruptured. Styes are characterized by an acute onset and usually short in duration (7–10 days without treatment) compared to chalazia, which are chronic and usually do not resolve without intervention. Styes are usually caused by the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D006726 |
ICD 9 Code: | 373.11 |
An external stye on an eyelid
Coding Notes for H00.03 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Furuncle of eyelid
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H00.03 - Abscess of eyelid'
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Parent Code: H00.0 - Hordeolum (externum) (internum) of eyelid