H15.8 — Other disorders of sclera
Is H15.8 billable?
No — H15.8 is a non-billable header code. H15.8 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 21 billable codes beneath H15.8.
Billable codes under this header
- H15.89Other disorders of sclera
- H15.811Equatorial staphyloma, right eye
- H15.812Equatorial staphyloma, left eye
- H15.813Equatorial staphyloma, bilateral
- H15.819Equatorial staphyloma, unspecified eye
- H15.821Localized anterior staphyloma, right eye
- H15.822Localized anterior staphyloma, left eye
- H15.823Localized anterior staphyloma, bilateral
- H15.829Localized anterior staphyloma, unspecified eye
- H15.831Staphyloma posticum, right eye
- H15.832Staphyloma posticum, left eye
- H15.833Staphyloma posticum, bilateral
- H15.839Staphyloma posticum, unspecified eye
- H15.841Scleral ectasia, right eye
- H15.842Scleral ectasia, left eye
- H15.843Scleral ectasia, bilateral
- H15.849Scleral ectasia, unspecified eye
- H15.851Ring staphyloma, right eye
- H15.852Ring staphyloma, left eye
- H15.853Ring staphyloma, bilateral
- H15.859Ring staphyloma, unspecified eye
H15.8 at a glance
| Code | H15.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other disorders of sclera |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of H15.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H15.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H15.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H15.8 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 H15.8? (6)
How long has H15.8 existed?
H15.8 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.