H05.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute inflammation of orbit. It is a four-character subcategory of H05 (Disorders of orbit), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H00–H06 (Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VII · H00–H59
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What H05.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Abscess
- of orbit
- Cellulitis
- of orbit
- Osteomyelitis
- of orbit
- Periostitis
- of orbit
- Tenonitis
H05.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H05.0Akutt betennelse i øyehule
DH050Akut betændelse i øjenhule
- DH050AAbsces i øjenhule
- DH050BCellulitis orbitae
- DH050COsteomyelitis orbitae
- DH050DPeriostitis orbitae
- DH050EFlegmone i øjenhule
- DH050FTenonitis orbitae
H05.0Silmäkuopan akuutti tulehdus
H05.0Akute Entzündung der Orbita
H05.0Inflammation aigüe de l'orbite
H05.0acute ontsteking van orbita
Listed through more specific codes:
- H05.00Unspecified acute inflammation of orbit
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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