Effective from
- First observed
Acute inflammation of orbit
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CDC/NCHS · FY2016congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7)
For 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
Acute inflammation of orbit
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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 |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7)
H05.00Unspecified acute inflammation of orbitBillable / specificH05.01Cellulitis of orbitCategory · further specificity requiredH05.02Osteomyelitis of orbitCategory · further specificity requiredH05.03Periostitis of orbitCategory · further specificity requiredH05.04Tenonitis of orbitCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H05.1 | Chronic inflammatory disorders of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.2 | Exophthalmic conditions | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.3 | Deformity of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.4 | Enophthalmos | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.5 | Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.8 | Other disorders of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.9 | Unspecified disorder of orbit | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 2 · abscess of orbit (H05.0)
Excludes 2 · orbit (H05.0-)