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 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(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(43)
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
Clinical Terms
- Mousa-Al Din-Al Nassar syndrome
- Congenital macular corneal dystrophy
- Spinocerebellar degeneration co-occurrent with macular corneal dystrophy
- Bull's eye macular dystrophy
- Retinal macular dystrophy type 2
- Macular corneal dystrophy Type II
- Hereditary macular dystrophy
- Pattern dystrophy of macula
- Inherited retinal dystrophy primarily involving retinal pigment epithelium
- MCDR2 - retinal macular dystrophy type 2
- Spastic ataxia and corneal dystrophy
- Bedouin spastic ataxia syndrome
- Macular corneal dystrophy Type I
- Hereditary retinal dystrophy primarily involving retinal pigment epithelium
- Bull's-eye maculopathy
- Congenital dystrophy of cornea
- Bull's eye maculopathy
- Macular dystrophy
- Congenital corneal dystrophy
- Retinal pigment epithelial dystrophy
- Macular corneal dystrophy
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.
How does H18.559 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye 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 H18.559?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H18.559 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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