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H20.022

H20.022: Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, left eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H20.022 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for recurrent acute iridocyclitis, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H20.022

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Written on H20.0: Acute and subacute iridocyclitis

  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .39)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) diphtheria (A36.89)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.32)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) herpes (simplex) (B00.51)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) herpes zoster (B02.32)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) late congenital syphilis (A50.39)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) late syphilis (A52.71)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) sarcoidosis (D86.83)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) syphilis (A51.43)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) toxoplasmosis (B58.09)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) tuberculosis (A18.54)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H20.022 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52423Billing and Coding: Infliximab and biosimilars
  • A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
  • A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
  • A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H20.02

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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