Central corneal opacity

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:

H17.10 Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye
H17.11 Central corneal opacity, right eye
H17.12 Central corneal opacity, left eye
H17.13 Central corneal opacity, bilateral

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 Central corneal opacity

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.

Cheloid
Leukoma
Cicatrix
Caligo cornea
Nebula, cornea
Disorder > cornea > scar
Keloid, cheloid > cornea
Macula > cornea, corneal
Sclerosis, sclerotic > cornea
Scar, scarring > cornea > xerophthalmic
Leukoma > interfering with central vision
Opacity, opacities > cornea > central

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H17.0	Adherent leukoma	Not billable
H17.8	Other corneal scars and opacities	Not billable
H17.9	Unspecified corneal scar and opacity	Valid