ICD-10-CM Code H15.11
Episcleritis periodica fugax
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 H15.11 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H15.11 that describes the diagnosis 'episcleritis periodica fugax' in more detail.
- H15.11 Episcleritis periodica fugax NON-BILLABLE
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
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H15.11 - Episcleritis periodica fugax'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H15.11. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H15.1 - Episcleritis