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H10.21 - Acute toxic conjunctivitis


The ICD 10 Code for Acute toxic conjunctivitis is listed as H10.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H10.21
Description: Acute toxic conjunctivitis
  • Acute chemical conjunctivitis
  • Code first (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
  • Excludes1: burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of conjunctiva (H10-H11)
Parent H10.2 - Other acute conjunctivitis
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H10.21:
H10.211 - Acute toxic conjunctivitis, right eye
H10.212 - Acute toxic conjunctivitis, left eye
H10.213 - Acute toxic conjunctivitis, bilateral
H10.219 - Acute toxic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H10.21:
H10.22 - Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis
H10.23 - Serous conjunctivitis, except viral