ICD-10-CM Code H16.3
Interstitial and deep keratitis
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 H16.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of H16.3 that describes the diagnosis 'interstitial and deep keratitis' in more detail.
- H16.3 Interstitial and deep keratitis NON-BILLABLE
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- H16.311 Corneal abscess, right eye BILLABLE
- H16.312 Corneal abscess, left eye BILLABLE
- H16.313 Corneal abscess, bilateral BILLABLE
- H16.319 Corneal abscess, unspecified eye BILLABLE
The ICD code H16 is used to code Keratitis
Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the front part of the eye, becomes inflamed. The condition is often marked by moderate to intense pain and usually involves any of the following symptoms: pain, impaired eyesight, photophobia, red eye and a 'gritty' sensation.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D007634 |
ICD 9 Code: | 370 |
An eye with non-ulcerative sterile keratitis.
Parent Code: H16 - Keratitis