H18.72
Header — not billableCorneal staphyloma
The ICD-10 code for corneal staphyloma is H18.72.
H18.72 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
- H18.70Unspecified corneal deformity
- H18.71Corneal ectasianon-billable header
- H18.73Descemetocelenon-billable header
- H18.79Other corneal deformitiesnon-billable header
- H18.72Corneal staphylomanon-billable header