H15.043 — Scleritis with corneal involvement, bilateral
Is H15.043 billable?
Yes — H15.043 is billable for FY2027. H15.043 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H15.043 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H15.043 at a glance
| Code | H15.043 |
|---|---|
| Description | Scleritis with corneal involvement, bilateral |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H15.043 group to?
H15.043 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 124Other Disorders of the Eye with MCC or Thrombolytic Agentmedical
- 125Other Disorders of the Eye without MCCmedical
How is H15.043 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H15.04, the nearest indexed parent of H15.043. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Scleritis › with corneal involvement
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H15.043, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H15.043 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)
How long has H15.043 existed?
H15.043 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.