H16.4 — Corneal neovascularization
Not billable
Is H16.4 billable?
No — H16.4 is a non-billable header code. H16.4 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 H16.4.
Billable codes under this header
- H16.401Unspecified corneal neovascularization, right eye
- H16.402Unspecified corneal neovascularization, left eye
- H16.403Unspecified corneal neovascularization, bilateral
- H16.409Unspecified corneal neovascularization, unspecified eye
- H16.411Ghost vessels (corneal), right eye
- H16.412Ghost vessels (corneal), left eye
- H16.413Ghost vessels (corneal), bilateral
- H16.419Ghost vessels (corneal), unspecified eye
- H16.421Pannus (corneal), right eye
- H16.422Pannus (corneal), left eye
- H16.423Pannus (corneal), bilateral
- H16.429Pannus (corneal), unspecified eye
- H16.431Localized vascularization of cornea, right eye
- H16.432Localized vascularization of cornea, left eye
- H16.433Localized vascularization of cornea, bilateral
- H16.439Localized vascularization of cornea, unspecified eye
- H16.441Deep vascularization of cornea, right eye
- H16.442Deep vascularization of cornea, left eye
- H16.443Deep vascularization of cornea, bilateral
- H16.449Deep vascularization of cornea, unspecified eye
H16.4 at a glance
| Code | H16.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Corneal neovascularization |
| 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 H16.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H16.4 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 H16.4? (5)
How long has H16.4 existed?
H16.4 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.