FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016vernal conjunctivitis without limbar and corneal involvement (H10.44)
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
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement
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 |
vernal conjunctivitis without limbar and corneal involvement (H10.44)
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
H16.261Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, right eyeBillable / specificH16.262Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, left eyeBillable / specificH16.263Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, bilateralBillable / specificH16.269Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, unspecified eyeBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H16.20 | Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis | 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 |
| H16.29 | Other keratoconjunctivitis | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · vernal keratoconjunctivitis with limbar and corneal involvement (H16.26-)