ICD-10-CM Code H02.3
Blepharochalasis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 H02.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of H02.3 that describes the diagnosis 'blepharochalasis' in more detail.
- H02.3 Blepharochalasis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H02.30 Blepharochalasis unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- BILLABLE H02.31 Blepharochalasis right upper eyelid
- BILLABLE H02.32 Blepharochalasis right lower eyelid
- BILLABLE H02.33 Blepharochalasis right eye, unspecified eyelid
- BILLABLE H02.34 Blepharochalasis left upper eyelid
- BILLABLE H02.35 Blepharochalasis left lower eyelid
- BILLABLE H02.36 Blepharochalasis left eye, unspecified eyelid
The ICD code H023 is used to code Blepharochalasis
Blepharochalasis is an inflammation of the eyelid that is characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue, leading to the formation of redundant folds over the lid margins. It typically affects only the upper eyelids, and may be unilateral as well as bilateral.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| MeSH Codes: | , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 374.34, 374.87 |
Coding Notes for H02.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H02.3 - Blepharochalasis'
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Parent Code: H02 - Other disorders of eyelid