Punctate 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:

H16.141 Punctate keratitis, right eye
H16.142 Punctate keratitis, left eye
H16.143 Punctate keratitis, bilateral
H16.149 Punctate 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Punctate 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.

Leukoma
Nebula, cornea
Disorder > cornea > scar
Keloid, cheloid > cornea
Macula > cornea, corneal
Disorder > cornea > keratitis
Sclerosis, sclerotic > cornea
Scar, scarring > cornea > xerophthalmic
Opacity, opacities > cornea > inflammatory
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > cornea
Keratitis > punctate
Keratitis > punctata > leprosa

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H16.10	Unspecified superficial keratitis	Not billable
H16.11	Macular keratitis	Not billable
H16.12	Filamentary keratitis	Not billable
H16.13	Photokeratitis	Not billable