H16
H16 — Keratitis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H16 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for keratitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with H16
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at H16. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading H16 alone.
Risk adjustment
H16 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.
Code to one of these instead H16
7 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about H16
- Is H16 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H16 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H16 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).