ICD-10-CM Code H10.0
Mucopurulent conjunctivitis
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 H10.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of H10.0 that describes the diagnosis 'mucopurulent conjunctivitis' in more detail.
- H10.0 Mucopurulent conjunctivitis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H10 is used to code Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye is inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids). It is commonly due to an infection (usually viral, but sometimes bacterial or parasitic), or an allergic reaction.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D003231 |
ICD 9 Code: | 372.0 |
An eye with viral conjunctivitis
Parent Code: H10 - Conjunctivitis