H02.3 — Blepharochalasis
Is H02.3 billable?
No — H02.3 is a non-billable header code. H02.3 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 7 billable codes beneath H02.3.
Billable codes under this header
- H02.30Blepharochalasis unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.31Blepharochalasis right upper eyelid
- H02.32Blepharochalasis right lower eyelid
- H02.33Blepharochalasis right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.34Blepharochalasis left upper eyelid
- H02.35Blepharochalasis left lower eyelid
- H02.36Blepharochalasis left eye, unspecified eyelid
H02.3 at a glance
| Code | H02.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Blepharochalasis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to H02.3.
- Pseudoptosis
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H02
The conditions below can never be reported together with H02.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- congenital malformations of eyelid (Q10.0-Q10.3)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H02.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H02.3 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 H02.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H02.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under H02.3? (7)
- H02.30Blepharochalasis unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.31Blepharochalasis right upper eyelid
- H02.32Blepharochalasis right lower eyelid
- H02.33Blepharochalasis right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.34Blepharochalasis left upper eyelid
- H02.35Blepharochalasis left lower eyelid
- H02.36Blepharochalasis left eye, unspecified eyelid
How long has H02.3 existed?
H02.3 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.
What other codes are in the H02 family? (9)
- H02.0Entropion and trichiasis of eyelidnot billable
- H02.1Ectropion of eyelidnot billable
- H02.2Lagophthalmosnot billable
- H02.4Ptosis of eyelidnot billable
- H02.5Other disorders affecting eyelid functionnot billable
- H02.6Xanthelasma of eyelidnot billable
- H02.7Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of eyelid and periocular areanot billable
- H02.8Other specified disorders of eyelidnot billable
- H02.9Unspecified disorder of eyelid