H18.49
BillableOther corneal degeneration
Other corneal degeneration
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •diabetes mellitus related eye conditions, , ,E09.3, E10.3, E11.3, E13.3
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbitS05
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •syphilis related eye disorders, , ,A50.01, A50.3, A51.43, A52.71
Related Codes(7)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(59)
SNOMED CT
- Hassall-Henle bodies4040006
- Discrete colliquative keratopathy9633006
- Marginal corneal gutter231898006
- Crocodile shagreen of cornea231926003
- Fatty degeneration of cornea231927007
- Amyloid of cornea231928002
- Corneal amyloidosis231928002
- Bietti nodular dystrophy231944006
- Climatic keratopathy231944006
- Corneal elastosis231944006
- Droplet keratopathy231944006
- Keratinoid degeneration231944006
- Labrador keratopathy231944006
- Proteinaceous degeneration231944006
- Spheroidal corneal degeneration231944006
- Microcystoid epithelial degeneration of cornea246937001
- Corneal dellen246938006
- Amyloid corneal degeneration417939004
- Anterior crocodile shagreen of cornea418961007
- Mosaic degeneration418961007
- Polymorphic amyloid degeneration of cornea419051009
- Degeneration of peripheral cornea of left eye338851000119105
- Peripheral degeneration of left cornea338851000119105
- Degeneration of peripheral cornea of right eye333241000119103
- Peripheral degeneration of right cornea333241000119103
- Dellen of cornea of left eye679121000119108
- Left eye corneal dellen679121000119108
- Dellen of cornea of right eye679131000119106
- Right eye corneal dellen679131000119106
Clinical Terms
- Marginal corneal gutter
- Dellen of cornea of right eye
- Discrete colliquative keratopathy
- Dellen of cornea of left eye
- Corneal amyloidosis
- Peripheral degeneration of left cornea
- Keratinoid degeneration
- Crocodile shagreen of cornea
- Bietti nodular dystrophy
- Corneal elastosis
- Spheroidal corneal degeneration
- Fatty degeneration of cornea
- Degeneration of peripheral cornea of right eye
- Proteinaceous degeneration
- Amyloid of cornea
- Polymorphic amyloid degeneration of cornea
- Hassall-Henle bodies
- Climatic keratopathy
- Labrador keratopathy
- Corneal dellen
- Anterior crocodile shagreen of cornea
- Left eye corneal dellen
- Peripheral degeneration of right cornea
- Amyloid corneal degeneration
- Microcystoid epithelial degeneration of cornea
- Degeneration of peripheral cornea of left eye
- Droplet keratopathy
- Mosaic degeneration
- Right eye corneal dellen
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other corneal degeneration?
The ICD-10-CM code for other corneal degeneration is H18.49. The full clinical description is "Other corneal degeneration". H18.49 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H18.49 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H18.49 represents “Other corneal degeneration”. 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 H18.49 a billable code?
Yes, H18.49 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H18.49 in?
H18.49 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H18.49?
H18.49 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Mooren's ulcer (H16.0-); recurrent erosion of cornea (H18.83-).
What SNOMED CT codes does H18.49 map to?
H18.49 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 417939004, 231928002, 418961007, 231944006, 246938006, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H18.49?
H18.49 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155124. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H18.49 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other corneal degeneration affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H18.49?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H18.49 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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