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Category · FY2027

H05 Disorders of orbit

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H05 is not billable. The category heads 102 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 8 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
  2. H00-H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)
  3. H05 Disorders of orbit
Billable codes
102
Subdivisions
8
CC / MCC codes
12 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
40

Codes in H05

  1. H05.0
    Acute inflammation of orbit
    Header
  2. H05.00
    Unspecified acute inflammation of orbit
    Billable
  3. H05.01
    Cellulitis of orbit
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Abscess of orbit
  4. H05.011
    Cellulitis of right orbit
    BillableCC
  5. H05.012
    Cellulitis of left orbit
    BillableCC
  6. H05.013
    Cellulitis of bilateral orbits
    BillableCC
  7. H05.019
    Cellulitis of unspecified orbit
    BillableCC
  8. H05.02
    Osteomyelitis of orbit
    Header
  9. H05.021
    Osteomyelitis of right orbit
    BillableCC
  10. H05.022
    Osteomyelitis of left orbit
    BillableCC
  11. H05.023
    Osteomyelitis of bilateral orbits
    BillableCC
  12. H05.029
    Osteomyelitis of unspecified orbit
    BillableCC
  13. H05.03
    Periostitis of orbit
    Header
  14. H05.031
    Periostitis of right orbit
    BillableCC
  15. H05.032
    Periostitis of left orbit
    BillableCC
  16. H05.033
    Periostitis of bilateral orbits
    BillableCC
  17. H05.039
    Periostitis of unspecified orbit
    BillableCC
  18. H05.04
    Tenonitis of orbit
    Header
  19. H05.041
    Tenonitis of right orbit
    Billable
  20. H05.042
    Tenonitis of left orbit
    Billable
  21. H05.043
    Tenonitis of bilateral orbits
    Billable
  22. H05.049
    Tenonitis of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  23. H05.1
    Chronic inflammatory disorders of orbit
    Header
  24. H05.10
    Unspecified chronic inflammatory disorders of orbit
    Billable
  25. H05.11
    Granuloma of orbit
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Pseudotumor (inflammatory) of orbit
  26. H05.111
    Granuloma of right orbit
    Billable
  27. H05.112
    Granuloma of left orbit
    Billable
  28. H05.113
    Granuloma of bilateral orbits
    Billable
  29. H05.119
    Granuloma of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  30. H05.12
    Orbital myositis
    Header
  31. H05.121
    Orbital myositis, right orbit
    Billable
  32. H05.122
    Orbital myositis, left orbit
    Billable
  33. H05.123
    Orbital myositis, bilateral
    Billable
  34. H05.129
    Orbital myositis, unspecified orbit
    Billable
  35. H05.2
    Exophthalmic conditions
    Header
  36. H05.20
    Unspecified exophthalmos
    Billable
  37. H05.21
    Displacement (lateral) of globe
    Header
  38. H05.211
    Displacement (lateral) of globe, right eye
    Billable
  39. H05.212
    Displacement (lateral) of globe, left eye
    Billable
  40. H05.213
    Displacement (lateral) of globe, bilateral
    Billable
  41. H05.219
    Displacement (lateral) of globe, unspecified eye
    Billable
  42. H05.22
    Edema of orbit
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Orbital congestion
  43. H05.221
    Edema of right orbit
    Billable
  44. H05.222
    Edema of left orbit
    Billable
  45. H05.223
    Edema of bilateral orbit
    Billable
  46. H05.229
    Edema of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  47. H05.23
    Hemorrhage of orbit
    Header
  48. H05.231
    Hemorrhage of right orbit
    Billable
  49. H05.232
    Hemorrhage of left orbit
    Billable
  50. H05.233
    Hemorrhage of bilateral orbit
    Billable
  51. H05.239
    Hemorrhage of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  52. H05.24
    Constant exophthalmos
    Header
  53. H05.241
    Constant exophthalmos, right eye
    Billable
  54. H05.242
    Constant exophthalmos, left eye
    Billable
  55. H05.243
    Constant exophthalmos, bilateral
    Billable
  56. H05.249
    Constant exophthalmos, unspecified eye
    Billable
  57. H05.25
    Intermittent exophthalmos
    Header
  58. H05.251
    Intermittent exophthalmos, right eye
    Billable
  59. H05.252
    Intermittent exophthalmos, left eye
    Billable
  60. H05.253
    Intermittent exophthalmos, bilateral
    Billable
  61. H05.259
    Intermittent exophthalmos, unspecified eye
    Billable
  62. H05.26
    Pulsating exophthalmos
    Header
  63. H05.261
    Pulsating exophthalmos, right eye
    Billable
  64. H05.262
    Pulsating exophthalmos, left eye
    Billable
  65. H05.263
    Pulsating exophthalmos, bilateral
    Billable
  66. H05.269
    Pulsating exophthalmos, unspecified eye
    Billable
  67. H05.3
    Deformity of orbit
    Header
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • congenital deformity of orbit (Q10.7) Q10.7
    • hypertelorism (Q75.2) Q75.2
  68. H05.30
    Unspecified deformity of orbit
    Billable
  69. H05.31
    Atrophy of orbit
    Header
  70. H05.311
    Atrophy of right orbit
    Billable
  71. H05.312
    Atrophy of left orbit
    Billable
  72. H05.313
    Atrophy of bilateral orbit
    Billable
  73. H05.319
    Atrophy of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  74. H05.32
    Deformity of orbit due to bone disease
    Header
    Code also 1

    Code also

    • associated bone disease
  75. H05.321
    Deformity of right orbit due to bone disease
    Billable
  76. H05.322
    Deformity of left orbit due to bone disease
    Billable
  77. H05.323
    Deformity of bilateral orbits due to bone disease
    Billable
  78. H05.329
    Deformity of unspecified orbit due to bone disease
    Billable
  79. H05.33
    Deformity of orbit due to trauma or surgery
    Header
  80. H05.331
    Deformity of right orbit due to trauma or surgery
    Billable
  81. H05.332
    Deformity of left orbit due to trauma or surgery
    Billable
  82. H05.333
    Deformity of bilateral orbits due to trauma or surgery
    Billable
  83. H05.339
    Deformity of unspecified orbit due to trauma or surgery
    Billable
  84. H05.34
    Enlargement of orbit
    Header
  85. H05.341
    Enlargement of right orbit
    Billable
  86. H05.342
    Enlargement of left orbit
    Billable
  87. H05.343
    Enlargement of bilateral orbits
    Billable
  88. H05.349
    Enlargement of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  89. H05.35
    Exostosis of orbit
    Header
  90. H05.351
    Exostosis of right orbit
    Billable
  91. H05.352
    Exostosis of left orbit
    Billable
  92. H05.353
    Exostosis of bilateral orbits
    Billable
  93. H05.359
    Exostosis of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  94. H05.4
    Enophthalmos
    Header
  95. H05.40
    Unspecified enophthalmos
    Header
  96. H05.401
    Unspecified enophthalmos, right eye
    Billable
  97. H05.402
    Unspecified enophthalmos, left eye
    Billable
  98. H05.403
    Unspecified enophthalmos, bilateral
    Billable
  99. H05.409
    Unspecified enophthalmos, unspecified eye
    Billable
  100. H05.41
    Enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue
    Header
  101. H05.411
    Enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue, right eye
    Billable
  102. H05.412
    Enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue, left eye
    Billable
  103. H05.413
    Enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue, bilateral
    Billable
  104. H05.419
    Enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue, unspecified eye
    Billable
  105. H05.42
    Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery
    Header
  106. H05.421
    Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery, right eye
    Billable
  107. H05.422
    Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery, left eye
    Billable
  108. H05.423
    Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery, bilateral
    Billable
  109. H05.429
    Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery, unspecified eye
    Billable
  110. H05.5
    Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Retrobulbar foreign body

    Excludes1

    • current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-) S05.4

    Excludes2

    • retained foreign body of eyelid (H02.81-) H02.81
    • retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-) H44.6 H44.7

    Use additional code

    • code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-) Z18
  111. H05.50
    Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  112. H05.51
    Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
    Billable
  113. H05.52
    Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit
    Billable
  114. H05.53
    Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits
    Billable
  115. H05.8
    Other disorders of orbit
    Header
  116. H05.81
    Cyst of orbit
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encephalocele of orbit
  117. H05.811
    Cyst of right orbit
    Billable
  118. H05.812
    Cyst of left orbit
    Billable
  119. H05.813
    Cyst of bilateral orbits
    Billable
  120. H05.819
    Cyst of unspecified orbit
    Billable
  121. H05.82
    Myopathy of extraocular muscles
    Header
  122. H05.821
    Myopathy of extraocular muscles, right orbit
    Billable
  123. H05.822
    Myopathy of extraocular muscles, left orbit
    Billable
  124. H05.823
    Myopathy of extraocular muscles, bilateral
    Billable
  125. H05.829
    Myopathy of extraocular muscles, unspecified orbit
    Billable
  126. H05.83
    Thyroid orbitopathy
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3, Code also 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Graves' ophthalmopathy
    • Graves' orbitopathy
    • Thyroid eye disease

    Code also

    • , if applicable, any associated conditions such as:
    • autoimmune thyroiditis (E06.3) E06.3
    • thyrotoxicosis with diffuse goiter (E05.0-) E05.0
  127. H05.831
    Thyroid orbitopathy, right orbit
    Billable
  128. H05.832
    Thyroid orbitopathy, left orbit
    Billable
  129. H05.833
    Thyroid orbitopathy, bilateral
    Billable
  130. H05.839
    Thyroid orbitopathy, unspecified orbit
    Billable
  131. H05.89
    Other disorders of orbit
    Billable
  132. H05.9
    Unspecified disorder of orbit
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At H05

Excludes1

  • congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7) Q10.7

Notes that also apply

Block H00-H05 instructions (Excludes2 2): printed on the block page.

Chapter 7 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 11): printed on the chapter 7 page.

Index entries

  • Exophthalmos → H05.2-
  • Enophthalmos → H05.40-
  • Ophthalmopathy, Graves' → H05.83-
  • Orbitopathy (Graves') (thyroid) → H05.83-
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative)orbit, orbital → H05.01-
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)orbit → H05.02-
  • Periostitis (albuminosa) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (infective) (monomelic)orbit → H05.03-
  • Tenonitiseye (capsule) → H05.04-
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)orbit (chronic) → H05.10
  • Granulomaorbit, orbital → H05.11-
  • Pseudotumororbital → H05.11-
  • Myositisorbital, chronic → H05.12-
  • Displacement, displacedglobe (acquired) (old) (lateral) → H05.21-
  • Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic)orbit → H05.22-
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)orbit, orbital → H05.23-
  • Exophthalmosconstant NEC → H05.24-
  • Exophthalmosintermittent NEC → H05.25-
  • Exophthalmospulsating NEC → H05.26-
  • Deformityorbit (eye) (acquired) → H05.30
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)orbit → H05.31-
  • Enlargement, enlargedorbit → H05.34-
  • Exostosisorbit → H05.35-
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)orbit → H05.81-
  • Myopathyextraocular muscles → H05.82-
  • Disorder (of)orbit → H05.9
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)orbit (chronic)acute → H05.00
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)acuteorbit → H05.02-
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)chronic (or old)orbit → H05.02-
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)specified type NECorbit → H05.02-
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)subacuteorbit → H05.02-
  • Enophthalmosdue toorbital tissue atrophy → H05.41-
  • Enophthalmosdue totrauma or surgery → H05.42-
  • Foreign bodyorbitold, retained → H05.5-
  • Disease, diseasedeyethyroid → H05.83-
  • Disorder (of)orbitspecified type NEC → H05.89
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)acutehematogenousorbit → H05.02-
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)chronic (or old)with draining sinusorbit → H05.02-
  • Osteomyelitis (general) (infective) (localized) (neonatal) (purulent) (septic) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) (suppurative) (with periostitis)chronic (or old)hematogenous NECorbit → H05.02-
  • Deformityorbit (eye) (acquired)due tobone disease NEC → H05.32-
  • Deformityorbit (eye) (acquired)due totrauma or surgery → H05.33-

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