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ICD-10-CM Code H18.449
Keratomalacia, unspecified eye

BILLABLE
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Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

H18.449 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of keratomalacia, unspecified eye. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.


The ICD code H184 is used to code Arcus senilis

Arcus senilis (or arcus senilis corneae) is a white, grey, or blue opaque ring in the corneal margin (peripheral corneal opacity), or white ring in front of the periphery of the iris. It is present at birth, but then fades; however, it is quite commonly present in the elderly. It can also appear earlier in life as a result of hypercholesterolemia. Arcus senilis can be confused with the limbus sign, which reflects calcium rather than lipid deposits.

Specialty: Ophthalmology
MeSH Code: D001112
ICD 9 Code: 371.41

Four representative slides of corneal arcus - arcus deposits tend to start at 6 and 12 o'clock and fill in until becoming completely circumferential. There is a thin, clear section separating the arcus from the limbus, known as the lucid interval of Vogt. Image from Zech and Hoeg, 2008.

Source: Wikipedia

MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye with MCC.
  • DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye without MCC.

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Consider laterality specification

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Keratomalacia NOS (approximate match)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H18.449 and a single ICD9 code, 371.45 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.


Parent Code: H18.44 - Keratomalacia

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/H18449