H16.0
Non-billableCorneal ulcer
Corneal ulcer
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Child Codes (8)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Corneal UlcerC0010043
- Corneal ulcerC0010043
- Corneal ulcer (disorder)C0010043
- Corneal ulcer, unspecifiedC0010043
- Corneal ulcerationC0010043
- Corneal ulcerationsC0010043
- Corneal ulcersC0010043
- Keratitides, UlcerativeC0010043
- Keratitis, UlcerativeC0010043
- Ulcer cornealC0010043
- Ulcer, CornealC0010043
- Ulcerative KeratitidesC0010043
- Ulcerative KeratitisC0010043
- Unspecified corneal ulcerC0010043
- cornea ulcerC0010043
- cornea ulcersC0010043
- corneal ulcerC0010043
- corneal ulcerationC0010043
- corneal ulcersC0010043
- ulcer corneaC0010043
- ulcerative keratitisC0010043
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H16.0?
ICD-10-CM code H16.0 represents "Corneal ulcer". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H16.0 a billable code?
No, H16.0 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under H16.0.
What chapter is H16.0 in?
H16.0 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What are the subcategories under H16.0?
H16.0 has 8 child codes, including: H16.00 (Unspecified corneal ulcer), H16.01 (Central corneal ulcer), H16.02 (Ring corneal ulcer), H16.03 (Corneal ulcer with hypopyon), and 4 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H16.0?
H16.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0010043. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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