Is H01.002 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H01.002 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does H01.002 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05).

What cannot be coded together with H01.002?

H01.002 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H01.002 (H01.0) and apply to it just the same.

H01.002

H01.002 — Unspecified blepharitis right lower eyelid

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

H01.002 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified blepharitis right lower eyelid. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H01.002

These are not written on H01.002, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H01.002 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on H01.0 — Blepharitis

blepharoconjunctivitis (H10.5-)

Risk adjustment

H01.002 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H01.002 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56439Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty
A56503Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty, Eyelid Surgery, and Brow Lift
A57068Billing and Coding: Ocular Photography - External
A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

How H01.002 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to H01.002.

Blepharitis›right›lower

Code history

H01.002 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H01.00. If H01.002 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H01.002

Is H01.002 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H01.002 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H01.002 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05).
What cannot be coded together with H01.002?: H01.002 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H01.002 (H01.0) and apply to it just the same.