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H16.10

Unspecified superficial keratitis

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 4 more specific codes instead:

  • H16.101 Unspecified superficial keratitis, right eye
  • H16.102 Unspecified superficial keratitis, left eye
  • H16.103 Unspecified superficial keratitis, bilateral
  • H16.109 Unspecified superficial keratitis, unspecified eye

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 Unspecified superficial keratitis

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
H16.11 Macular keratitis Not billable
H16.12 Filamentary keratitis Not billable
H16.13 Photokeratitis Not billable
H16.14 Punctate keratitis Not billable