H16.2 — Keratoconjunctivitis
Not billable
Is H16.2 billable?
No — H16.2 is a non-billable header code. H16.2 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 32 billable codes beneath H16.2.
Billable codes under this header
- H16.201Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
- H16.202Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
- H16.203Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
- H16.209Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, unspecified eye
- H16.211Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
- H16.212Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
- H16.213Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
- H16.219Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, unspecified eye
- H16.221Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, right eye
- H16.222Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, left eye
- H16.223Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, bilateral
- H16.229Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, unspecified eye
- H16.231Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
- H16.232Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
- H16.233Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
- H16.239Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitis, unspecified eye
- H16.241Ophthalmia nodosa, right eye
- H16.242Ophthalmia nodosa, left eye
- H16.243Ophthalmia nodosa, bilateral
- H16.249Ophthalmia nodosa, unspecified eye
- H16.251Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
- H16.252Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
- H16.253Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
- H16.259Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, unspecified eye
- H16.261Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, right eye
- H16.262Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, left eye
- H16.263Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, bilateral
- H16.269Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, unspecified eye
- H16.291Other keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
- H16.292Other keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
- H16.293Other keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
- H16.299Other keratoconjunctivitis, unspecified eye
H16.2 at a glance
| Code | H16.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Keratoconjunctivitis |
| 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 H16.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H16.2 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 H16.2? (8)
- H16.20Unspecified keratoconjunctivitisnot billable
- H16.21Exposure keratoconjunctivitisnot billable
- H16.22Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren'snot billable
- H16.23Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitisnot billable
- H16.24Ophthalmia nodosanot billable
- H16.25Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitisnot billable
- H16.26Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvementnot billable
- H16.29Other keratoconjunctivitisnot billable
How long has H16.2 existed?
H16.2 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.