Folds in Descemet's membrane

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:

H18.321 Folds in Descemet's membrane, right eye
H18.322 Folds in Descemet's membrane, left eye
H18.323 Folds in Descemet's membrane, bilateral
H18.329 Folds in Descemet's membrane, 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 Folds in Descemet's membrane

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.

Fold, folds > Descemet's membrane
Disorder > cornea > membrane change
Rupture, ruptured > Descemet's membrane
Change > corneal membrane > Descemet's membrane > fold

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H18.30	Unspecified corneal membrane change	Valid
H18.31	Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane	Not billable
H18.33	Rupture in Descemet's membrane	Not billable