H10.401
H10.401 — Unspecified chronic conjunctivitis, right eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
H10.401 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified chronic conjunctivitis, right eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H10.401 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
H10.401 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Code history
H10.401 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H10.40. If H10.401 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H10.401
- Is H10.401 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H10.401 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H10.401 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of conjunctiva (H10-H11).