ICD-10-CM Code H11.0
Pterygium of eye
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 H11.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of H11.0 that describes the diagnosis 'pterygium of eye' in more detail.
- H11.0 Pterygium of eye NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code H110 is used to code Pterygium (conjunctiva)
Pterygium (Surfer's Eye) most often refers to a benign growth of the conjunctiva. A pterygium commonly grows from the nasal side of the conjunctiva. It is usually present in the palpebral fissure. It is associated with and thought to be caused by ultraviolet-light exposure (e.g., sunlight), low humidity, and dust. The predominance of pterygia on the nasal side is possibly a result of the sun's rays passing laterally through the cornea, where it undergoes refraction and becomes focused on the limbic area. Sunlight passes unobstructed from the lateral side of the eye, focusing on the medial limbus after passing through the cornea. On the contralateral (medial) side, however, the shadow of the nose medially reduces the intensity of sunlight focused on the lateral/temporal limbus.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| MeSH Code: | D011625 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 372.4 |
Pterygium growing onto the cornea
Coding Notes for H11.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Pseudopterygium - instead, use code H11.81-
Parent Code: H11 - Other disorders of conjunctiva