H16.0 is the ICD-10 code for Corneal ulcer. It is a four-character subcategory of H16 (Keratitis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H15–H22 (Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body) 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 H16.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Ulcer:
- corneal: NOS
- corneal: central
- corneal: marginal
- corneal: perforated
- corneal: ring
- corneal: with hypopyon
- Mooren
H16.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H16.0Sår på hornhinnan
H16.0Ulcus i hornhinne
DH160Sår i hornhinde
- DH160BUlcus centrale corneae
- DH160FUlcus perforatum corneae
- DH160GUlcus marginale corneae
- DH160HUlcus corneae med hypopyon
H16.0Sarveiskalvon haavauma
H16.0Ulcus corneae
H16.0Ulcère de la cornée
H16.0ulcus corneae
Listed through more specific codes:
- H16.001Unspecified corneal ulcer, right eye
- H16.002Unspecified corneal ulcer, left eye
- H16.003Unspecified corneal ulcer, bilateral
- H16.009Unspecified corneal ulcer, unspecified eye
- H16.011Central corneal ulcer, right eye
- H16.012Central corneal ulcer, left eye
- H16.013Central corneal ulcer, bilateral
- H16.019Central corneal ulcer, unspecified eye
- and 24 more national subcodes
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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