ICD-10-CM Code H05.0
Acute inflammation of orbit
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 H05.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of H05.0 that describes the diagnosis 'acute inflammation of orbit' in more detail.
- H05.0 Acute inflammation of orbit NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H05.00 Unspecified acute inflammation of orbit
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- H05.011 Cellulitis of right orbit BILLABLE
- H05.012 Cellulitis of left orbit BILLABLE
- H05.013 Cellulitis of bilateral orbits BILLABLE
- H05.019 Cellulitis of unspecified orbit BILLABLE
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- H05.021 Osteomyelitis of right orbit BILLABLE
- H05.022 Osteomyelitis of left orbit BILLABLE
- H05.023 Osteomyelitis of bilateral orbits BILLABLE
- H05.029 Osteomyelitis of unspecified orbit BILLABLE
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- H05.031 Periostitis of right orbit BILLABLE
- H05.032 Periostitis of left orbit BILLABLE
- H05.033 Periostitis of bilateral orbits BILLABLE
- H05.039 Periostitis of unspecified orbit BILLABLE
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- H05.041 Tenonitis of right orbit BILLABLE
- H05.042 Tenonitis of left orbit BILLABLE
- H05.043 Tenonitis of bilateral orbits BILLABLE
- H05.049 Tenonitis of unspecified orbit BILLABLE
The ICD code H050 is used to code Orbital cellulitis
Orbital cellulitis is inflammation of eye tissues behind the orbital septum. It most commonly refers to an acute spread of infection into the eye socket from either the adjacent sinuses or through the blood. When it affects the rear of the eye, it is known as retro-orbital cellulitis.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D054517 |
ICD 9 Code: | 376.01 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H05.0 - Acute inflammation of orbit'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H05.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H05 - Disorders of orbit