H16.4
Non-billableCorneal neovascularization
Corneal neovascularization
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 (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Angiogenesis, CornealC0085109
- CORNEAL NEOVASCC0085109
- Corneal AngiogenesisC0085109
- Corneal NeovascularizationC0085109
- Corneal NeovascularizationsC0085109
- Corneal neovascularisationC0085109
- Corneal neovascularizationC0085109
- Corneal neovascularization, unspecifiedC0085109
- Corneal vascularisationC0085109
- Corneal vascularizationC0085109
- Limbal neovascularizationC0085109
- Neovascularisation of corneaC0085109
- Neovascularization of corneaC0085109
- Neovascularization of cornea (disorder)C0085109
- Neovascularization, CornealC0085109
- Neovascularizations, CornealC0085109
- New blood vessel formation in corneaC0085109
- Unspecified corneal neovascularizationC0085109
- Vascularisation of corneaC0085109
- Vascularization of corneaC0085109
- corneal neovascularisationC0085109
- corneal neovascularizationC0085109
- corneal vascularizationC0085109
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H16.4?
ICD-10-CM code H16.4 represents "Corneal neovascularization". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H16.4 a billable code?
No, H16.4 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under H16.4.
What chapter is H16.4 in?
H16.4 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What are the subcategories under H16.4?
H16.4 has 5 child codes, including: H16.40 (Unspecified corneal neovascularization), H16.41 (Ghost vessels (corneal)), H16.42 (Pannus (corneal)), H16.43 (Localized vascularization of cornea), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H16.4?
H16.4 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0085109. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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