ICD-10 diagnosis code

H16.2 Keratoconjunctivitis

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H16.2 is the ICD-10 code for Keratoconjunctivitis. 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 H16.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Keratoconjunctivitis:
    • NOS
    • exposure
    • neurotrophic
    • phlyctenular
  • Ophthalmia nodosa
  • Superficial keratitis with conjunctivitis

H16.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H16.2Keratokonjunktivit

NorwayICD-10-NO

H16.2Keratokonjunktivitt

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH162Keratokonjunktivitis

  • DH162AKeratokonjunktivitis phlyctaenularis
FinlandICD-10-FI

H16.2Sarveis- ja sidekalvotulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H16.2Keratokonjunktivitis

FranceICD-10-FR

H16.2Kératoconjonctivite

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H16.2keratoconjunctivitis

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H16.201Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
  • H16.202Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
  • H16.203Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
  • H16.209Unspecified keratoconjunctivitis, unspecified eye
  • H16.211Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
  • H16.212Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
  • H16.213Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
  • H16.219Exposure keratoconjunctivitis, 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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