H21.00
BillableHyphema, unspecified eye
Hyphema, unspecified eye
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
- •sympathetic uveitisH44.1
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(89)
SNOMED CT
- Haemorrhage of iris AND/OR ciliary body56125009
- Hemorrhage of iris AND/OR ciliary body56125009
- Blood in anterior chamber75229002
- Hyphaema75229002
- Hyphaemia75229002
- Hyphema75229002
- Hyphemia75229002
- Haemorrhage in iris stroma231955006
- Hemorrhage in iris stroma231955006
- Neovascular angle closure glaucoma232086000
- Rubeotic glaucoma232086000
- Secondary angle closure glaucoma with rubeosis232086000
- Glaucoma with intraocular haemorrhage232087009
- Glaucoma with intraocular hemorrhage232087009
- Spontaneous hyphaema303019009
- Spontaneous hyphema303019009
- Postoperative uveitis314493000
- UGH (uveitis-glaucoma-hyphaema) syndrome392029006
- UGH (uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema) syndrome392029006
- Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphaema syndrome392029006
- Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome392029006
- Intraocular lens associated postoperative inflammation410498000
- Eight-ball hyphaema418106004
- Eight-ball hyphema418106004
- Total hyphaema418106004
- Total hyphema418106004
- Iris bleeding420183005
- Haemorrhage associated with implant473167006
- Hemorrhage associated with implant473167006
- Neovascular glaucoma due to hyphaema698840003
- Neovascular glaucoma due to hyphema698840003
- Open angle glaucoma due to ocular surgery1285335004
- Secondary open angle glaucoma due to ocular surgery1285335004
UMLS
- Anterior eye chamber haemorrhageC0020581
- Anterior eye chamber hemorrhageC0020581
- Blood in anterior chamberC0020581
- Haemorrhage of anterior chamber of eyeC0020581
- Hemorrhage of anterior chamber of eyeC0020581
- HyphaemaC0020581
- HyphaemiaC0020581
- HyphemaC0020581
- Hyphema (disorder)C0020581
- Hyphema, unspecified eyeC0020581
- HyphemasC0020581
- HyphemiaC0020581
- blood in anterior chamberC0020581
- hyphaemaC0020581
- hyphaemiaC0020581
- hyphemaC0020581
- hyphemiaC0020581
Clinical Terms
- Hemorrhage in iris stroma
- Haemorrhage in iris stroma
- Eight-ball hyphaema
- Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphaema syndrome
- Hyphemia
- Rubeotic glaucoma
- blood in anterior chamber
- Haemorrhage associated with implant
- Total hyphema
- hyphema
- Total hyphaema
- Neovascular angle closure glaucoma
- Glaucoma with intraocular hemorrhage
- Spontaneous hyphaema
- Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome
- Iris bleeding
- Hemorrhage of iris AND/OR ciliary body
- Anterior eye chamber haemorrhage
- Neovascular glaucoma due to hyphema
- Secondary open angle glaucoma due to ocular surgery
- Eight-ball hyphema
- UGH (uveitis-glaucoma-hyphaema) syndrome
- Hyphemas
- Hemorrhage associated with implant
- Hyphaemia
- Spontaneous hyphema
- Secondary angle closure glaucoma with rubeosis
- Hemorrhage of anterior chamber of eye
- Postoperative uveitis
- Haemorrhage of iris AND/OR ciliary body
- Open angle glaucoma due to ocular surgery
- Intraocular lens associated postoperative inflammation
- Glaucoma with intraocular haemorrhage
- Anterior eye chamber hemorrhage
- Neovascular glaucoma due to hyphaema
- Hyphema (disorder)
- Haemorrhage of anterior chamber of eye
- Hyphaema
- UGH (uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema) syndrome
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for hyphema, unspecified eye?
The ICD-10-CM code for hyphema, unspecified eye is H21.00. The full clinical description is "Hyphema, unspecified eye". H21.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H21.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H21.00 represents “Hyphema, 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 H21.00 a billable code?
Yes, H21.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H21.00 in?
H21.00 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H21.00?
H21.00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: traumatic hyphema (S05.1-).
What SNOMED CT codes does H21.00 map to?
H21.00 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 75229002, 418106004, 232087009, 473167006, 231955006, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H21.00?
H21.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0020581. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H21.00 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like hyphema, 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 H21.00?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H21.00 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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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.