H18.05

Posterior corneal pigmentations

Non-billable header

H18.05 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Krukenberg's spindle

Includes (from H18)

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H18)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H18)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H18)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H18)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) (from H18)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H18)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from H18)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H18)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H18)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H18)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) (from H18)

Also known as

  • Krukenberg's spindle
  • Pigmentation, cornea, posterior

Parent code

  • H18.0Corneal pigmentations and depositsHeader

More specific codes H18.05

  • H18.051Posterior corneal pigmentations, right eyeBillable
  • H18.052Posterior corneal pigmentations, left eyeBillable
  • H18.053Posterior corneal pigmentations, bilateralBillable
  • H18.059Posterior corneal pigmentations, unspecified eyeBillable

Related codes

  • H18.00Unspecified corneal depositHeader
  • H18.01Anterior corneal pigmentationsHeader
  • H18.02Argentous corneal depositsHeader
  • H18.03Corneal deposits in metabolic disordersHeader
  • H18.04Kayser-Fleischer ringHeader
  • H18.06Stromal corneal pigmentationsHeader

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