ICD-10-CM Code H10.2
Other acute 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 H10.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of H10.2 that describes the diagnosis 'other acute conjunctivitis' in more detail.
- H10.2 Other acute conjunctivitis NON-BILLABLE
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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
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: H10 - Conjunctivitis