H18.51
Non-billableEndothelial corneal dystrophy
Endothelial corneal dystrophy
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Fuchs' dystrophy
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
Child Codes (4)
Related Codes(6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(40)
UMLS
- Corneal endothelial dystrophyC5441823
- Corneal endothelial dystrophy (disorder)C5441823
- Dystrophy of corneal endotheliumC5441823
- Endothelial corneal dystrophyC5441823
- corneal endothelial dystrophyC5441823
- endothelial corneal dystrophyC5441823
- Dystrophy, Fuch's EndothelialC0016781
- Dystrophy, Fuchs' EndothelialC0016781
- Endothelial Dystrophy, Fuch'sC0016781
- Endothelial Dystrophy, Fuchs'C0016781
- Fuch Endothelial DystrophyC0016781
- Fuch's Endothelial DystrophyC0016781
- Fuch's endothelial corneal dystrophyC0016781
- Fuch's endothelial dystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs AtrophyC0016781
- Fuchs Corneal DystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs DystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs Endothelial Corneal DystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs Endothelial DystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs atrophyC0016781
- Fuchs corneal dystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs dystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs endothelial dystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs' Endothelial DystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs' corneal dystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs' corneal dystrophy (disorder)C0016781
- Fuchs' dystrophyC0016781
- Fuchs' endothelial dystrophyC0016781
- corneal dystrophies fuchsC0016781
- corneal dystrophy fuchsC0016781
- dystrophia epithelialis corneaeC0016781
- dystrophy fuchC0016781
- dystrophy fuchsC0016781
- fuch endothelial dystrophyC0016781
- fuch's endothelial dystrophyC0016781
- fuchs endothelial dystrophyC0016781
- fuchs' corneal dystrophyC0016781
- fuchs' dystrophyC0016781
- fuchs' endothelial dystrophyC0016781
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for endothelial corneal dystrophy?
The ICD-10-CM code for endothelial corneal dystrophy is H18.51. The full clinical description is "Endothelial corneal dystrophy". H18.51 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
What does ICD-10 code H18.51 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H18.51 represents “Endothelial 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 H18.51 a billable code?
No, H18.51 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 H18.51.
What chapter is H18.51 in?
H18.51 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What are the subcategories under H18.51?
H18.51 has 4 child codes, including: H18.511 (Endothelial corneal dystrophy, right eye), H18.512 (Endothelial corneal dystrophy, left eye), H18.513 (Endothelial corneal dystrophy, bilateral), H18.519 (Endothelial corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye).
What are the UMLS CUIs for H18.51?
H18.51 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C5441823, C0016781. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H18.51 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like endothelial corneal dystrophy 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 H18.51?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H18.51 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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