H17.9
BillableUnspecified corneal scar and opacity
Unspecified corneal scar and opacity
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
- Corneal opacity64634000
- Corneal scar95726001
- Corneal scars and opacities193795008
- Corneal stromal opacities246957002
- Regular corneal stromal opacities246958007
- Irregular corneal stromal opacities246959004
- Corneal subepithelial haze413921009
- Corneal keloid418254004
- Corneal subepithelial scar422947009
- Subepithelial scar of cornea422947009
- Corneal haze caused by herpes zoster424353002
- Corneal haze caused by herpes simplex425961009
- Corneal leucoma704272003
- Corneal leukoma704272003
- Post-herpetic corneal scar1144352007
- Post-herpetic scar of cornea1144352007
- Scar of cornea due to and following herpes zoster infection1144352007
- Scarring of cornea due to and following shingles1144352007
- Opacity of cornea due to and following traumatic injury1231682009
- Post-traumatic corneal opacity1231682009
- Corneal haze following surgical procedure1231706000
- Corneal subepithelial haze following surgical procedure1231706000
- Post-surgical corneal haze1231706000
- Corneal haze1366238002
- Stromal corneal haze1366279001
- Bilateral leukoma of cornea of eyes675331000119106
- Leukoma of cornea of bilateral eyes675331000119106
- Leukoma of cornea of both eyes675331000119106
- Leukoma of cornea of left eye675341000119102
- Leukoma of cornea of right eye675351000119100
- Opacity of cornea of bilateral eyes1099031000119105
- Opacity of cornea of left eye1099041000119101
- Opacity of cornea of right eye1099051000119104
- Scar of cornea of bilateral eyes15999311000119108
- Scar of cornea of left eye15999351000119109
- Scar of cornea of right eye15999271000119108
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H17.9?
ICD-10-CM code H17.9 represents "Unspecified corneal scar and opacity". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H17.9 a billable code?
Yes, H17.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H17.9 in?
H17.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H17.9 map to?
H17.9 maps to 26 SNOMED CT concepts: 675331000119106, 1366238002, 425961009, 424353002, 1231706000, and 21 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H17.9?
H17.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155098. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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