ICD-10-CM Code H15.1
Episcleritis
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 H15.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of H15.1 that describes the diagnosis 'episcleritis' in more detail.
- H15.1 Episcleritis NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code H151 is used to code Episcleritis
Episcleritis is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera. The episclera is a thin layer of tissue that lies between the conjunctiva and the connective tissue layer that forms the white of the eye (sclera). Episcleritis is a common condition, and is characterized by the abrupt onset of mild eye pain and redness.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| MeSH Code: | D015423 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 379.0 |
Eye with Episcleritis
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Rheumatoid episcleritis (disorder)
Parent Code: H15 - Disorders of sclera