Band keratopathy

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:

H18.421 Band keratopathy, right eye
H18.422 Band keratopathy, left eye
H18.423 Band keratopathy, bilateral
H18.429 Band keratopathy, 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 Band keratopathy

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
Formation > hyalin in cornea
Sclerosis, sclerotic > cornea
Disorder > cornea > degeneration
Scar, scarring > cornea > xerophthalmic
Opacity, opacities > cornea > degenerative
Keratopathy > band
Degeneration, degenerative > cornea > calcerous > band keratopathy

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H18.40	Unspecified corneal degeneration	Valid
H18.41	Arcus senilis	Not billable
H18.43	Other calcerous corneal degeneration	Valid
H18.44	Keratomalacia	Not billable
H18.45	Nodular corneal degeneration	Not billable
H18.46	Peripheral corneal degeneration	Not billable
H18.49	Other corneal degeneration	Valid