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H17.9 - Unspecified corneal scar and opacity


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified corneal scar and opacity is listed as H17.9.
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: H17.9
Description: Unspecified corneal scar and opacity
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
124 - Other Disorders Of The Eye W Mcc
125 - Other Disorders Of The Eye W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)
Parent H17 - Corneal scars and opacities
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 371.00 - Corneal opacity, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H17.9:
H17.0 - Adherent leukoma
H17.1 - Central corneal opacity
H17.8 - Other corneal scars and opacities