Diagnosis Code

H17.10 CENTRAL CORNEAL OPACITY, UNSPECIFIED EYE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: H17.10

Short Description: Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye

Long Description: Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye

The code H17.10 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59)
    • Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)
      • Corneal scars and opacities (H17)
        • H17.10 Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Central opacity of cornea
  • Central posterior corneal opacity
  • Corneal leukoma
  • Corneal leukoma interfering with central vision
  • Corneal macula interfering with central vision

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code H17.10 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye With Mcc Or Thrombolytic Agent (124)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye Without Mcc (125)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
H17.10 Right Arrow 371.03 Central opacity, cornea

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
H17 Corneal scars and opacities
H17.0 Adherent leukoma
H17.00 Adherent leukoma, unspecified eye
H17.01 Adherent leukoma, right eye
H17.02 Adherent leukoma, left eye
H17.03 Adherent leukoma, bilateral
H17.1 Central corneal opacity
H17.11 Central corneal opacity, right eye
H17.12 Central corneal opacity, left eye
H17.13 Central corneal opacity, bilateral
H17.8 Other corneal scars and opacities
H17.81 Minor opacity of cornea
H17.811 Minor opacity of cornea, right eye
H17.812 Minor opacity of cornea, left eye
H17.813 Minor opacity of cornea, bilateral
H17.819 Minor opacity of cornea, unspecified eye
H17.82 Peripheral opacity of cornea
H17.821 Peripheral opacity of cornea, right eye
H17.822 Peripheral opacity of cornea, left eye
H17.823 Peripheral opacity of cornea, bilateral
H17.829 Peripheral opacity of cornea, unspecified eye
H17.89 Other corneal scars and opacities
H17.9 Unspecified corneal scar and opacity


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023