H16.04
Header — not billableMarginal corneal ulcer
The ICD-10 code for marginal corneal ulcer is H16.04.
H16.04 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H16.00Unspecified corneal ulcernon-billable header
- H16.01Central corneal ulcernon-billable header
- H16.02Ring corneal ulcernon-billable header
- H16.03Corneal ulcer with hypopyonnon-billable header
- H16.05Mooren's corneal ulcernon-billable header
- H16.06Mycotic corneal ulcernon-billable header
- H16.07Perforated corneal ulcernon-billable header
- H16.04Marginal corneal ulcernon-billable header