ICD-10-CM Code H16.4
Corneal neovascularization
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 H16.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of H16.4 that describes the diagnosis 'corneal neovascularization' in more detail.
- H16.4 Corneal neovascularization NON-BILLABLE
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- H16.421 Pannus (corneal), right eye BILLABLE
- H16.422 Pannus (corneal), left eye BILLABLE
- H16.423 Pannus (corneal), bilateral BILLABLE
- H16.429 Pannus (corneal), unspecified eye BILLABLE
The ICD code H164 is used to code Corneal neovascularization
Corneal neovascularization is the excessive ingrowth of blood vessels from the limbal vascular plexus into the cornea, caused by deprivation of oxygen from the air.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
Parent Code: H16 - Keratitis