H16.1 — Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis
Not billable
Is H16.1 billable?
No — H16.1 is a non-billable header code. H16.1 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 20 billable codes beneath H16.1.
Billable codes under this header
- H16.101Unspecified superficial keratitis, right eye
- H16.102Unspecified superficial keratitis, left eye
- H16.103Unspecified superficial keratitis, bilateral
- H16.109Unspecified superficial keratitis, unspecified eye
- H16.111Macular keratitis, right eye
- H16.112Macular keratitis, left eye
- H16.113Macular keratitis, bilateral
- H16.119Macular keratitis, unspecified eye
- H16.121Filamentary keratitis, right eye
- H16.122Filamentary keratitis, left eye
- H16.123Filamentary keratitis, bilateral
- H16.129Filamentary keratitis, unspecified eye
- H16.131Photokeratitis, right eye
- H16.132Photokeratitis, left eye
- H16.133Photokeratitis, bilateral
- H16.139Photokeratitis, unspecified eye
- H16.141Punctate keratitis, right eye
- H16.142Punctate keratitis, left eye
- H16.143Punctate keratitis, bilateral
- H16.149Punctate keratitis, unspecified eye
H16.1 at a glance
| Code | H16.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis |
| 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 H16.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H16.1 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 H16.1? (5)
How long has H16.1 existed?
H16.1 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.