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H10.9

H10.9: Unspecified conjunctivitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H10.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified conjunctivitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H10.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H10: Conjunctivitis

  • keratoconjunctivitis (H16.2-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H10.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
  • A57068Billing and Coding: Ocular Photography - External

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Conjunctivitis NOS(staphylococcal) (streptococcal)
  • Ophthalmia

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H10

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.