H01.00
Header — not billableUnspecified blepharitis
The ICD-10 code for unspecified blepharitis is H01.00.
H01.00 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H01.00
- H01.001Unspecified blepharitis right upper eyelid
- H01.002Unspecified blepharitis right lower eyelid
- H01.003Unspecified blepharitis right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.004Unspecified blepharitis left upper eyelid
- H01.005Unspecified blepharitis left lower eyelid
- H01.006Unspecified blepharitis left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.009Unspecified blepharitis unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.00AUnspecified blepharitis right eye, upper and lower eyelids
- H01.00BUnspecified blepharitis left eye, upper and lower eyelids
Related codes in this category
- H01.01Ulcerative blepharitisnon-billable header
- H01.02Squamous blepharitisnon-billable header
- H01.00Unspecified blepharitisnon-billable header