H18.443 — Keratomalacia, bilateral
Is H18.443 billable?
Yes — H18.443 is billable for FY2027. H18.443 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H18.443 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H18.443 at a glance
| Code | H18.443 |
|---|---|
| Description | Keratomalacia, bilateral |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H18.443 group to?
H18.443 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 124Other Disorders of the Eye with MCC or Thrombolytic Agentmedical
- 125Other Disorders of the Eye without MCCmedical
How is H18.443 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H18.44, the nearest indexed parent of H18.443. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Keratomalacia
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H18.4
The conditions below can never be reported together with H18.443 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H18.44
The conditions below can never be reported together with H18.443 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- keratomalacia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.4)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H18.443, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H18.443 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)
How long has H18.443 existed?
H18.443 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.