H16.4 is the ICD-10 code for Corneal neovascularization. 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 H16.4 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Ghost vessels (corneal)
- Pannus (corneal)
H16.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H16.4Karnydannelse i hornhinne
DH164Pannus corneae
H16.4Sarveiskalvon verisuonittuminen
H16.4Neovaskularisation der Hornhaut
H16.4Néovascularisation cornéenne
H16.4neovascularisatie van cornea
Listed through more specific codes:
- H16.401Unspecified corneal neovascularization, right eye
- H16.402Unspecified corneal neovascularization, left eye
- H16.403Unspecified corneal neovascularization, bilateral
- H16.409Unspecified corneal neovascularization, unspecified eye
- H16.411Ghost vessels (corneal), right eye
- H16.412Ghost vessels (corneal), left eye
- H16.413Ghost vessels (corneal), bilateral
- H16.419Ghost vessels (corneal), unspecified eye
- and 12 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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