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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 7
  4. Section H15-H22
  5. Code H21

ICD-10-CM Code H21
Other disorders of iris and ciliary body

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code H21 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of H21 that describes the diagnosis 'other disorders of iris and ciliary body' in more detail.

Coding Notes for H21 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Sympathetic uveitis - instead, use code H44.1-

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H21 - Other disorders of iris and ciliary body'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Disease, diseased (see: Syndrome) +
Disorder(of) (see: Disease) +
Paralysis, paralytic(complete) (incomplete) +

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