FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis
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
Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis
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 |
Superficial keratitis with conjunctivitis NOS
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H16.21 | Exposure keratoconjunctivitis | Category · further specificity required |
| H16.22 | Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's | Category · further specificity required |
| H16.23 | Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitis | Category · further specificity required |
| H16.24 | Ophthalmia nodosa | Category · further specificity required |
| H16.25 | Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis | Category · further specificity required |
| H16.26 | Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement | Category · further specificity required |
| H16.29 | Other keratoconjunctivitis | Category · further specificity required |
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