ICD-10-CM Code H40.8
Other glaucoma
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 H40.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H40.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other glaucoma' in more detail.
- H40.8 Other glaucoma NON-BILLABLE
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- H40.811 Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, right eye NON-BILLABLE
- H40.812 Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, left eye NON-BILLABLE
- H40.813 Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, bilateral NON-BILLABLE
- H40.819 Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, unspecified eye NON-BILLABLE
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- H40.821 Hypersecretion glaucoma, right eye NON-BILLABLE
- H40.822 Hypersecretion glaucoma, left eye NON-BILLABLE
- H40.823 Hypersecretion glaucoma, bilateral NON-BILLABLE
- H40.829 Hypersecretion glaucoma, unspecified eye NON-BILLABLE
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- H40.831 Aqueous misdirection, right eye NON-BILLABLE
- H40.832 Aqueous misdirection, left eye NON-BILLABLE
- H40.833 Aqueous misdirection, bilateral NON-BILLABLE
- H40.839 Aqueous misdirection, unspecified eye NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code H40 is used to code Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases which result in damage to the optic nerve and vision loss. A major risk factor is increased pressure in the eye. The disorders can be roughly divided into two main categories: "open-angle" and "closed-angle" (or "angle closure") glaucoma. Open-angle chronic glaucoma is painless, tends to develop slowly over time and often has no symptoms until the disease has progressed significantly. Closed angle glaucoma is usually chronic and asymptomatic but can present all of a sudden as well. This involves sudden eye pain, blurred vision, mid-dilated pupil, redness, nausea and vomiting, resulting from a sudden spike in intraocular pressure from iridotrabecular contact. Glaucoma can permanently damage vision in the affected eye, first by decreasing peripheral vision (reducing the visual field), and then potentially leading to blindness if left untreated.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D005901 |
ICD 9 Code: | 365 |
Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye. Note the mid-sized pupil, which was nonreactive to light, and redness of the conjunctiva.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H40.8 - Other glaucoma'
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Parent Code: H40 - Glaucoma