New 2021 eye-related ICD 10 codes for Coders

In 2021, many new ICD 10 codes will be introduced. The new ICD 10 codes will be effective from 1st October 2020. Their are many eye related diagnosis codes will be new to medical coders. Below are some of the important new diagnosis codes for the coders.

• Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59). The new corneal dystrophies and dystrophy codes add one digit to the end of the codes to specify laterality and represent the patient’s condition more accurately. A new code for deficient smooth pursuit eye movements has been added (H55.82), and “deficient” was added to saccadic eye movements (H55.81).
• Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99). The new codes add one digit to the end for specificity to code the symptom of the headache.
• Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–F88). The new codes add one digit to specify laterality that describes corneal transplant rejection, failure, infection, or complications.
• Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity (V00–Y99). The new codes add one digit to the end of the code for specificity for therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents.

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List of eye related New ICD 10 codes

Corneal Dystrophies

Unspecified hereditary

H18501 Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, right eye
H18502 Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, left eye
H18503 Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, bilateral
H18509 Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, unspecified eye

Endothelial

H18511 Endothelial corneal dystrophy, right eye
H18512 Endothelial corneal dystrophy, left eye
H18513 Endothelial corneal dystrophy, bilateral
H18519 Endothelial corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

Epithelial (juvenile)

H18521 Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, right eye
H18522 Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, left eye
H18523 Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, bilateral
H18529 Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

Granular

H18531 Granular corneal dystrophy, right eye
H18532 Granular corneal dystrophy, left eye
H18533 Granular corneal dystrophy, bilateral
H18539 Granular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

Lattice

H18541 Lattice corneal dystrophy, right eye
H18542 Lattice corneal dystrophy, left eye
H18543 Lattice corneal dystrophy, bilateral
H18549 Lattice corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

Macular

H18551 Macular corneal dystrophy, right eye
H18552 Macular corneal dystrophy, left eye
H18553 Macular corneal dystrophy, bilateral
H18559 Macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

Other hereditary

H18591 Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, right eye
H18592 Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, left eye
H18593 Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, bilateral
H18599 Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, unspecified eye

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