Is H02.23B a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H02.23B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does H02.23B 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).

H02.23B

H02.23B — Paralytic lagophthalmos left eye, upper and lower eyelids

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H02.23B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for paralytic lagophthalmos left eye, upper and lower eyelids. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

H02.23B 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

H02.23B is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 9 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
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck

How H02.23B 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 H02.23B.

Lagophthalmos›paralytic›left›upper and lower eyelids

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H02.23. If H02.23B is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H02.23B

Is H02.23B a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H02.23B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H02.23B 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).