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H10.21

Acute toxic conjunctivitis

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

H10H10.2H10.21

Chapter: 7. Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Section: H10-H11 - Disorders of conjunctiva

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Acute chemical conjunctivitis

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with H10.21

  • burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)

Code First

  • (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Specific Codes (4)

H10.211Billable

Acute toxic conjunctivitis, right eye

H10.212Billable

Acute toxic conjunctivitis, left eye

H10.213Billable

Acute toxic conjunctivitis, bilateral

H10.219Billable

Acute toxic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye

Related Codes

H10.22Category

Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis

H10.23Category

Serous conjunctivitis, except viral

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