H00 — Hordeolum and chalazion
Is H00 billable?
No — H00 is a non-billable header code. H00 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 28 billable codes beneath H00.
Billable codes under this header
- H00.11Chalazion right upper eyelid
- H00.12Chalazion right lower eyelid
- H00.13Chalazion right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.14Chalazion left upper eyelid
- H00.15Chalazion left lower eyelid
- H00.16Chalazion left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.19Chalazion unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.011Hordeolum externum right upper eyelid
- H00.012Hordeolum externum right lower eyelid
- H00.013Hordeolum externum right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.014Hordeolum externum left upper eyelid
- H00.015Hordeolum externum left lower eyelid
- H00.016Hordeolum externum left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.019Hordeolum externum unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.021Hordeolum internum right upper eyelid
- H00.022Hordeolum internum right lower eyelid
- H00.023Hordeolum internum right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.024Hordeolum internum left upper eyelid
- H00.025Hordeolum internum left lower eyelid
- H00.026Hordeolum internum left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.029Hordeolum internum unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.031Abscess of right upper eyelid
- H00.032Abscess of right lower eyelid
- H00.033Abscess of eyelid right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.034Abscess of left upper eyelid
- H00.035Abscess of left lower eyelid
- H00.036Abscess of eyelid left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H00.039Abscess of eyelid unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
H00 at a glance
| Code | H00 |
|---|---|
| Description | Hordeolum and chalazion |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H00, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H00 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H00-H05
The conditions below are not part of H00, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H00 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under H00? (2)
How long has H00 existed?
H00 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.