ICD-10-CM › H00-H59 › H15-H22 › H18 Other disorders of cornea › H18.5

H18.5

Hereditary corneal dystrophies

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 7 more specific codes instead:

  • H18.50 Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies (also a header)
  • H18.51 Endothelial corneal dystrophy (also a header)
  • H18.52 Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy (also a header)
  • H18.53 Granular corneal dystrophy (also a header)
  • H18.54 Lattice corneal dystrophy (also a header)
  • H18.55 Macular corneal dystrophy (also a header)
  • H18.59 Other hereditary corneal dystrophies (also a header)

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 Hereditary corneal dystrophies

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
H18.0 Corneal pigmentations and deposits Not billable
H18.1 Bullous keratopathy Not billable
H18.2 Other and unspecified corneal edema Not billable
H18.3 Changes of corneal membranes Not billable
H18.4 Corneal degeneration Not billable
H18.6 Keratoconus Not billable
H18.7 Other and unspecified corneal deformities Not billable
H18.8 Other specified disorders of cornea Not billable
H18.9 Unspecified disorder of cornea Valid