H10.21 Acute toxic conjunctivitis

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Acute chemical conjunctivitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)

Code first

• (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Applies from H10 Conjunctivitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• keratoconjunctivitis (H16.2-)

Codes under H10.21

• H10.211 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, right eye
• H10.212 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, left eye
• H10.213 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, bilateral
• H10.219 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye

Diagnosis Index entries for H10.21

• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › acute › chemical
• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › acute › toxic
• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › chemical (acute)

Nearby codes

• H10.10 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye
• H10.11 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, right eye
• H10.12 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, left eye
• H10.13 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, bilateral
• H10.2 Other acute conjunctivitis
• H10.21 Acute toxic conjunctivitis (this code)
• H10.211 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, right eye
• H10.212 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, left eye
• H10.213 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, bilateral
• H10.219 Acute toxic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye
• H10.22 Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis