H18.559
BillableMacular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye
Macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye
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
- Macular corneal dystrophy60258001
- Congenital macular corneal dystrophy95488001
- Bull's eye macular dystrophy232050001
- Pattern dystrophy of macula232051002
- Hereditary macular dystrophy276436007
- Macular dystrophy276436007
- Macular corneal dystrophy Type I418054005
- Macular corneal dystrophy Type II418435001
- Bull's eye maculopathy424169002
- Bull's-eye maculopathy424169002
- Hereditary retinal dystrophy primarily involving retinal pigment epithelium698847000
- Inherited retinal dystrophy primarily involving retinal pigment epithelium698847000
- Bedouin spastic ataxia syndrome715465001
- Mousa-Al Din-Al Nassar syndrome715465001
- Spastic ataxia and corneal dystrophy715465001
- Spinocerebellar degeneration co-occurrent with macular corneal dystrophy715465001
- MCDR2 - retinal macular dystrophy type 2770594005
- Retinal macular dystrophy type 2770594005
- Congenital corneal dystrophy1003408005
- Congenital dystrophy of cornea1003408005
- Retinal pigment epithelial dystrophy342581000119102
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye?
The ICD-10-CM code for macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye is H18.559. The full clinical description is "Macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye". H18.559 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H18.559 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H18.559 represents "Macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye". 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 H18.559 a billable code?
Yes, H18.559 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H18.559 in?
H18.559 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H18.559 map to?
H18.559 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 715465001, 232050001, 424169002, 1003408005, 95488001, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H18.559?
H18.559 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C5384718. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.