ICD-10 diagnosis code

H18.1 Bullous keratopathy

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H18.1 is the ICD-10 code for Bullous keratopathy. It is a four-character subcategory of H18 (Other disorders of cornea), 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 H18.1 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery H59.0

H18.1 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

H18.1Bullös keratopati

NorwayICD-10-NO

H18.1Bulløs keratopati

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH181Bulløs keratopati

  • DH181ABulløs keratopati efter kataraktoperation
  • DH181BBulløs keratopati sekundært til intraokulært implantat
  • DH181CBulløs keratopati sekundært til glaukom
  • DH181DBulløs keratopati sekundært til uveit
  • DH181EAnden specificeret form for bulløs keratopati
  • DH181FBulløs keratopati UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

H18.1Rakkulainen sarveiskalvosairaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

H18.1Keratopathia bullosa

FranceICD-10-FR

H18.1Kératopathie bulleuse

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H18.1bulleuze keratopathie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H18.10Bullous keratopathy, unspecified eye
  • H18.11Bullous keratopathy, right eye
  • H18.12Bullous keratopathy, left eye
  • H18.13Bullous keratopathy, bilateral

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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