H01.8
H01.8 — Other specified inflammations of eyelid
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H01.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified inflammations of eyelid. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- , if applicable, infestation by Demodex mites (B88.01)
Risk adjustment
H01.8 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.
Code to one of these instead H01.8
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- H01.81Other specified inflammation of right upper eyelid
- H01.82Other specified inflammation of right lower eyelid
- H01.83Other specified inflammation of right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.84Other specified inflammation of left upper eyelid
- H01.85Other specified inflammation of left lower eyelid
- H01.86Other specified inflammation of left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.89Other specified inflammation of unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.8AOther specified inflammation of right eye, upper and lower eyelids
- H01.8BOther specified inflammation of left eye, upper and lower eyelids
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H01. If H01.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H01.8
- Is H01.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H01.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H01.8 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).