ICD-10-CM › H00-H59 › H15-H22 › H16 Keratitis › H16.1

H16.1

Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis

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, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

  • H16.10 Unspecified superficial keratitis (also a header)
  • H16.11 Macular keratitis (also a header)
  • H16.12 Filamentary keratitis (also a header)
  • H16.13 Photokeratitis (also a header)
  • H16.14 Punctate keratitis (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
H16.0 Corneal ulcer Not billable
H16.2 Keratoconjunctivitis Not billable
H16.3 Interstitial and deep keratitis Not billable
H16.4 Corneal neovascularization Not billable
H16.8 Other keratitis Valid
H16.9 Unspecified keratitis Valid