ICD-10-CM Code H17
Corneal scars and opacities
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 H17 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H17 that describes the diagnosis 'corneal scars and opacities' in more detail.
- H17 Corneal scars and opacities NON-BILLABLE
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- H17.00 Adherent leukoma, unspecified eye BILLABLE
- H17.01 Adherent leukoma, right eye BILLABLE
- H17.02 Adherent leukoma, left eye BILLABLE
- H17.03 Adherent leukoma, bilateral BILLABLE
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- H17.81 Minor opacity of cornea NON-BILLABLE
- H17.82 Peripheral opacity of cornea NON-BILLABLE
- H17.89 Other corneal scars and opacities BILLABLE
- BILLABLE H17.9 Unspecified corneal scar and opacity
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ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H17 - Corneal scars and opacities'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H17. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.