H20.0
Header — not billableAcute and subacute iridocyclitis
The ICD-10 code for acute and subacute iridocyclitis is H20.0.
H20.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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).
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .39)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) diphtheria (A36.89)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.32)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) herpes (simplex) (B00.51)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) herpes zoster (B02.32)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) late congenital syphilis (A50.39)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) late syphilis (A52.71)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) sarcoidosis (D86.83)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) syphilis (A51.43)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) toxoplasmosis (B58.09)
- iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) tuberculosis (A18.54)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Acute anterior uveitis
- Acute cyclitis
- Acute iritis
- Subacute anterior uveitis
- Subacute cyclitis
- Subacute iritis
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 H20.0
- H20.00Unspecified acute and subacute iridocyclitis
- H20.01Primary iridocyclitisnon-billable header
- H20.02Recurrent acute iridocyclitisnon-billable header
- H20.03Secondary infectious iridocyclitisnon-billable header
- H20.04Secondary noninfectious iridocyclitisnon-billable header
- H20.05Hypopyonnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- H20.1Chronic iridocyclitisnon-billable header
- H20.2Lens-induced iridocyclitisnon-billable header
- H20.8Other iridocyclitisnon-billable header
- H20.9Unspecified iridocyclitis
- H20.0Acute and subacute iridocyclitisnon-billable header