H15.1 — Episcleritis
Not billable
Is H15.1 billable?
No — H15.1 is a non-billable header code. H15.1 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 12 billable codes beneath H15.1.
Billable codes under this header
- H15.101Unspecified episcleritis, right eye
- H15.102Unspecified episcleritis, left eye
- H15.103Unspecified episcleritis, bilateral
- H15.109Unspecified episcleritis, unspecified eye
- H15.111Episcleritis periodica fugax, right eye
- H15.112Episcleritis periodica fugax, left eye
- H15.113Episcleritis periodica fugax, bilateral
- H15.119Episcleritis periodica fugax, unspecified eye
- H15.121Nodular episcleritis, right eye
- H15.122Nodular episcleritis, left eye
- H15.123Nodular episcleritis, bilateral
- H15.129Nodular episcleritis, unspecified eye
H15.1 at a glance
| Code | H15.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Episcleritis |
| 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 H15.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H15.1 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)
What codes fall under H15.1? (3)
How long has H15.1 existed?
H15.1 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.