H16.22
Header — not billableKeratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjögren's
The ICD-10 code for keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as sjögren's is H16.22.
H16.22 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.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- Sjögren's syndrome (M35.01)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H16.22
Related codes in this category
- H16.20Unspecified keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.21Exposure keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.23Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.24Ophthalmia nodosanon-billable header
- H16.25Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.26Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvementnon-billable header
- H16.29Other keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.22Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjögren'snon-billable header