H16.9
BillableUnspecified keratitis
Unspecified keratitis
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Autosomal dominant KID (keratitis, ichthyosis, deafness) syndrome2625009
- Autosomal dominant keratitis, ichthyosis, deafness syndrome2625009
- Senter syndrome2625009
- Keratitis5888003
- Superficial injury of cornea62635000
- CA - Corneal abrasion85848002
- Corneal abrasion85848002
- Scratch of cornea85848002
- Scratch to cornea85848002
- Cutaneous syndrome with ichthyosis239057002
- Ichthyosis hystrix Rheydt type239059004
- KID syndrome239059004
- KID/HID syndrome239059004
- KIDS - Keratitis ichthyosis and deafness syndrome239059004
- Keratitis ichthyosis and deafness syndrome239059004
- Keratitis ichthyosis deafness syndrome239059004
- Keratitis, ichthyosis, deafness/hystrix-like ichthyosis deafness syndrome239059004
- Old keratitis314024005
- Fungal infection of cornea314558005
- Fungal keratitis314558005
- Keratomycosis314558005
- Mycotic keratitis314558005
- Corneal abrasion with infection371124005
- Infected corneal abrasion371124005
- Autosomal dominant ichthyosis402770002
- Autosomal recessive KID (keratitis, ichthyosis, deafness) syndrome403780007
- Autosomal recessive keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome403780007
- Factitious keratitis417294004
- Mycobacterial keratitis425618009
- Infectious keratitis733312003
- Keratitis caused by infection733312003
- Epithelial keratitis caused by infection771232003
- Infectious epithelial keratitis771232003
- Keratitis caused by parasite1231684005
- Parasitic keratitis1231684005
- Bilateral bacterial keratitis15693641000119102
- Bilateral keratitis of eyes caused by bacteria15693641000119102
- Keratitis of bilateral eyes caused by bacteria15693641000119102
- Keratitis of both eyes caused by bacteria15693641000119102
- Bilateral fungal keratitis15693681000119107
- Keratitis of bilateral eyes caused by fungus15693681000119107
- Keratitis of both eyes caused by fungus15693681000119107
- Bilateral mycobacterial keratitis15693481000119109
- Keratitis of bilateral eyes caused by Mycobacterium15693481000119109
- Keratitis of both eyes caused by Mycobacterium15693481000119109
- Mycobacterial keratitis of bilateral eyes15693481000119109
- Keratitis of left eye caused by Mycobacterium15693521000119109
- Left mycobacterial keratitis15693521000119109
- Mycobacterial keratitis of left eye15693521000119109
- Keratitis of left eye caused by bacteria15693601000119104
- Left bacterial keratitis15693601000119104
- Keratitis of left eye caused by fungus15693761000119106
- Keratitis of right eye caused by Mycobacterium15693441000119104
- Mycobacterial keratitis of right eye15693441000119104
- Right mycobacterial keratitis15693441000119104
- Keratitis of right eye caused by bacteria15693561000119104
- Right bacterial keratitis15693561000119104
- Keratitis of right eye caused by fungus15693721000119101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified keratitis?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified keratitis is H16.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified keratitis". H16.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H16.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H16.9 represents "Unspecified keratitis". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H16.9 a billable code?
Yes, H16.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H16.9 in?
H16.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H16.9 map to?
H16.9 maps to 25 SNOMED CT concepts: 2625009, 402770002, 403780007, 15693641000119102, 15693681000119107, and 20 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H16.9?
H16.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0022568. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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