FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Hordeolum internum
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Hordeolum internum
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Infection of meibomian gland
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
H00.021Hordeolum internum right upper eyelidBillable / specificH00.022Hordeolum internum right lower eyelidBillable / specificH00.023Hordeolum internum right eye, unspecified eyelidBillable / specificH00.024Hordeolum internum left upper eyelidBillable / specificH00.025Hordeolum internum left lower eyelidBillable / specificH00.026Hordeolum internum left eye, unspecified eyelidBillable / specificH00.029Hordeolum internum unspecified eye, unspecified eyelidBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H00.01 | Hordeolum externum | Category · further specificity required |
| H00.03 | Abscess of eyelid | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 2 · infected meibomian gland (H00.02-)