ICD-10-CM Code H15.00
Unspecified scleritis
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 H15.00 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H15.00 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified scleritis' in more detail.
- H15.00 Unspecified scleritis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H150 is used to code Scleritis
Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease that affects the white outer coating of the eye, known as the sclera. The disease is often contracted through association with other diseases of the body, such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis or rheumatoid arthritis. There are three types of scleritis: diffuse scleritis (the most common), nodular scleritis, and necrotizing scleritis (the most severe). Scleritis may be the first symptom of onset of connective tissue disease.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| MeSH Code: | D015423 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 379.0 |
Inflammation of entire thickness of the sclera
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H15.00 - Unspecified scleritis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H15.00. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H15.0 - Scleritis