Meibomian gland dysfunction of eyelid

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2019 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

H02.881 Meibomian gland dysfunction right upper eyelid
H02.882 Meibomian gland dysfunction right lower eyelid
H02.883 Meibomian gland dysfunction of right eye, unspecified eyelid
H02.884 Meibomian gland dysfunction left upper eyelid
H02.885 Meibomian gland dysfunction left lower eyelid
H02.886 Meibomian gland dysfunction of left eye, unspecified eyelid
H02.889 Meibomian gland dysfunction of unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
H02.88A Meibomian gland dysfunction right eye, upper and lower eyelids
H02.88B Meibomian gland dysfunction left eye, upper and lower eyelids

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2019 to now.

FY2019 Added to the code set Meibomian gland dysfunction of eyelid

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from H02 Other disorders of eyelid

Excludes1 - never coded here

congenital malformations of eyelid (Q10.0-Q10.3)

Inherited from the H00-H05 section Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)

Excludes2 - not included here

open wound of eyelid (S01.1-)
superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-, S00.2-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H02.81	Retained foreign body in eyelid	Not billable
H02.82	Cysts of eyelid	Not billable
H02.83	Dermatochalasis of eyelid	Not billable
H02.84	Edema of eyelid	Not billable
H02.85	Elephantiasis of eyelid	Not billable
H02.86	Hypertrichosis of eyelid	Not billable
H02.87	Vascular anomalies of eyelid	Not billable
H02.89	Other specified disorders of eyelid	Valid