DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

H17 Corneal scars and opacities

  • Header · not billable

H17 is not billable. The category heads 18 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 4 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Scar, scarringcornea → H17.9
  • Leukoma (cornea)adherent → H17.0-
  • Opacity, opacitiescornea → H17.-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
  2. H15-H22 Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)
  3. H17 Corneal scars and opacities
Billable codes
18
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
8

Codes in H17

  1. H17.0
    Adherent leukoma
    Header
  2. H17.00
    Adherent leukoma, unspecified eye
    Billable
  3. H17.01
    Adherent leukoma, right eye
    Billable
  4. H17.02
    Adherent leukoma, left eye
    Billable
  5. H17.03
    Adherent leukoma, bilateral
    Billable
  6. H17.1
    Central corneal opacity
    Header
  7. H17.10
    Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye
    Billable
  8. H17.11
    Central corneal opacity, right eye
    Billable
  9. H17.12
    Central corneal opacity, left eye
    Billable
  10. H17.13
    Central corneal opacity, bilateral
    Billable
  11. H17.8
    Other corneal scars and opacities
    Header
  12. H17.81
    Minor opacity of cornea
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Corneal nebula
  13. H17.811
    Minor opacity of cornea, right eye
    Billable
  14. H17.812
    Minor opacity of cornea, left eye
    Billable
  15. H17.813
    Minor opacity of cornea, bilateral
    Billable
  16. H17.819
    Minor opacity of cornea, unspecified eye
    Billable
  17. H17.82
    Peripheral opacity of cornea
    Header
  18. H17.821
    Peripheral opacity of cornea, right eye
    Billable
  19. H17.822
    Peripheral opacity of cornea, left eye
    Billable
  20. H17.823
    Peripheral opacity of cornea, bilateral
    Billable
  21. H17.829
    Peripheral opacity of cornea, unspecified eye
    Billable
  22. H17.89
    Other corneal scars and opacities
    Billable
  23. H17.9
    Unspecified corneal scar and opacity
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Opacity, opacitiescornea → H17.-
  • Leukoma (cornea)adherent → H17.0-
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious)cornea → H17.9
  • Scar, scarringcornea → H17.9
  • Opacity, opacitiescorneacentral → H17.1-
  • Opacity, opacitiescorneaminor → H17.81-
  • Opacity, opacitiescorneaperipheral → H17.82-
  • Opacity, opacitiescorneaspecified NEC → H17.89

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