H18.52
Non-billableEpithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy
Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy
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 (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- CORNEAL DYSTROPHY, JUVENILE EPITHELIAL, OF MEESMANNC0339277
- CORNEAL DYSTROPHY, MEESMANN EPITHELIALC0339277
- Corneal Dystrophies, MeesmannC0339277
- Corneal Dystrophy, Juvenile Epithelial of MeesmannC0339277
- Corneal Dystrophy, MeesmannC0339277
- Corneal Dystrophy, Meesmann EpithelialC0339277
- Corneal dystrophy, Meesmann epithelialC0339277
- Corneal dystrophy, juvenile epithelial of MeesmannC0339277
- Dystrophies, Meesmann CornealC0339277
- Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophyC0339277
- Juvenile Epithelial of Meesmann Corneal DystrophyC0339277
- Juvenile Hereditary Epithelial DystrophyC0339277
- Juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophyC0339277
- Juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy (disorder)C0339277
- Juvenile hereditary epithelial dystrophyC0339277
- MECDC0339277
- MEESMANN CORNEAL DYSTROPHYC0339277
- Meesman's corneal dystrophyC0339277
- Meesman's epithelial corneal dystrophyC0339277
- Meesmann Corneal DystrophiesC0339277
- Meesmann Corneal DystrophyC0339277
- Meesmann Corneal Epithelial DystrophyC0339277
- Meesmann Epithelial Corneal DystrophyC0339277
- Meesmann corneal dystrophyC0339277
- Meesmann corneal epithelial dystrophyC0339277
- Meesmann epithelial corneal dystrophyC0339277
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy?
The ICD-10-CM code for epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy is H18.52. The full clinical description is "Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy". H18.52 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
What does ICD-10 code H18.52 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H18.52 represents "Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H18.52 a billable code?
No, H18.52 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under H18.52.
What chapter is H18.52 in?
H18.52 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What are the subcategories under H18.52?
H18.52 has 4 child codes, including: H18.521 (Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, right eye), H18.522 (Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, left eye), H18.523 (Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, bilateral), H18.529 (Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye).
What are the UMLS CUIs for H18.52?
H18.52 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0339277. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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