H18.822
H18.822 — Corneal disorder due to contact lens, left eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
H18.822 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for corneal disorder due to contact lens, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H18.822 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
H18.822 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57483Billing and Coding: Visual Fields
- A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H18.82. If H18.822 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H18.822
- Is H18.822 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H18.822 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H18.822 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22).