ICD-10-CM Code H16.10
Unspecified superficial keratitis
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 H16.10 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H16.10 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified superficial keratitis' in more detail.
- H16.10 Unspecified superficial keratitis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H161 is used to code Photokeratitis
Photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from either natural (e.g. intense sunlight at high altitudes) or artificial (e.g. the electric arc during welding) sources. Photokeratitis is akin to a sunburn of the cornea and conjunctiva, and is not usually noticed until several hours after exposure. Symptoms include increased tears and a feeling of pain, likened to having sand in the eyes.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 370.24 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H16.10 - Unspecified superficial keratitis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H16.10. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H16.1 - Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis