H05 — Disorders of orbit
Is H05 billable?
No — H05 is a non-billable header code. H05 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 60 billable codes beneath H05.
Billable codes under this header
- H05.9Unspecified disorder of orbit
- H05.00Unspecified acute inflammation of orbit
- H05.10Unspecified chronic inflammatory disorders of orbit
- H05.20Unspecified exophthalmos
- H05.30Unspecified deformity of orbit
- H05.50Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit
- H05.51Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
- H05.52Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit
- H05.53Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits
- H05.89Other disorders of orbit
- H05.011Cellulitis of right orbit
- H05.012Cellulitis of left orbit
- H05.013Cellulitis of bilateral orbits
- H05.019Cellulitis of unspecified orbit
- H05.021Osteomyelitis of right orbit
- H05.022Osteomyelitis of left orbit
- H05.023Osteomyelitis of bilateral orbits
- H05.029Osteomyelitis of unspecified orbit
- H05.031Periostitis of right orbit
- H05.032Periostitis of left orbit
- H05.033Periostitis of bilateral orbits
- H05.039Periostitis of unspecified orbit
- H05.041Tenonitis of right orbit
- H05.042Tenonitis of left orbit
- H05.043Tenonitis of bilateral orbits
- H05.049Tenonitis of unspecified orbit
- H05.111Granuloma of right orbit
- H05.112Granuloma of left orbit
- H05.113Granuloma of bilateral orbits
- H05.119Granuloma of unspecified orbit
- H05.121Orbital myositis, right orbit
- H05.122Orbital myositis, left orbit
- H05.123Orbital myositis, bilateral
- H05.129Orbital myositis, unspecified orbit
- H05.211Displacement (lateral) of globe, right eye
- H05.212Displacement (lateral) of globe, left eye
- H05.213Displacement (lateral) of globe, bilateral
- H05.219Displacement (lateral) of globe, unspecified eye
- H05.221Edema of right orbit
- H05.222Edema of left orbit
- H05.223Edema of bilateral orbit
- H05.229Edema of unspecified orbit
- H05.231Hemorrhage of right orbit
- H05.232Hemorrhage of left orbit
- H05.233Hemorrhage of bilateral orbit
- H05.239Hemorrhage of unspecified orbit
- H05.241Constant exophthalmos, right eye
- H05.242Constant exophthalmos, left eye
- H05.243Constant exophthalmos, bilateral
- H05.249Constant exophthalmos, unspecified eye
- H05.251Intermittent exophthalmos, right eye
- H05.252Intermittent exophthalmos, left eye
- H05.253Intermittent exophthalmos, bilateral
- H05.259Intermittent exophthalmos, unspecified eye
- H05.261Pulsating exophthalmos, right eye
- H05.262Pulsating exophthalmos, left eye
- H05.263Pulsating exophthalmos, bilateral
- H05.269Pulsating exophthalmos, unspecified eye
- H05.311Atrophy of right orbit
- H05.312Atrophy of left orbit
H05 at a glance
| Code | H05 |
|---|---|
| Description | Disorders of orbit |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H05 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 malformation of orbit (Q10.7)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H05, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H05 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 H05, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H05 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under H05? (8)
- H05.0Acute inflammation of orbitnot billable
- H05.1Chronic inflammatory disorders of orbitnot billable
- H05.2Exophthalmic conditionsnot billable
- H05.3Deformity of orbitnot billable
- H05.4Enophthalmosnot billable
- H05.5Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbitnot billable
- H05.8Other disorders of orbitnot billable
- H05.9Unspecified disorder of orbit
How long has H05 existed?
H05 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.
Which codes are confused with H05?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H05 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.