2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H18.03
Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- H18.03
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
H18.03 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of corneal deposits in metabolic disorders. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Specific Coding Applicable to Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders
Non-specific codes like H18.03 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for corneal deposits in metabolic disorders:
Use H18.031 for Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, right eye - BILLABLE CODE
Use H18.032 for Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, left eye - BILLABLE CODE
Use H18.033 for Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE
Use H18.039 for Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.
Code Also
Code AlsoA "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
- associated metabolic disorder
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Deposit
- - cornea - H18.00
- - due to metabolic disorder - H18.03
- - cornea - H18.00
Patient Education
Corneal Disorders
Your cornea is the outermost layer of your eye. It is clear and shaped like a dome. The cornea helps to shield the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful matter. It also helps your eye to focus. If you wear contact lenses, they float on top of your corneas.
Problems with the cornea include:
- Refractive errors
- Allergies
- Infections
- Injuries
- Dystrophies - conditions in which parts of the cornea lose clarity due to a buildup of cloudy material
Treatments of corneal disorders include medicines, corneal transplantation, and corneal laser surgery.
NIH: National Eye Institute
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Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.