H18.45
Header — not billableNodular corneal degeneration
The ICD-10 code for nodular corneal degeneration is H18.45.
H18.45 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
- H18.40Unspecified corneal degeneration
- H18.41Arcus senilisnon-billable header
- H18.42Band keratopathynon-billable header
- H18.43Other calcerous corneal degeneration
- H18.44Keratomalacianon-billable header
- H18.46Peripheral corneal degenerationnon-billable header
- H18.49Other corneal degeneration
- H18.45Nodular corneal degenerationnon-billable header