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ICD-10-CM Code H11.00
Unspecified pterygium of eye

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code H11.00 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H11.00 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified pterygium of eye' in more detail.


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

Source: Wikipedia

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H11.00 - Unspecified pterygium of eye'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H11.00. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: H11.0 - Pterygium of eye

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