H10.42 Simple chronic conjunctivitis

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from H10 Conjunctivitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• keratoconjunctivitis (H16.2-)

Codes under H10.42

• H10.421 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, right eye
• H10.422 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, left eye
• H10.423 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, bilateral
• H10.429 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye

Diagnosis Index entries for H10.42

• Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOS › chronic (nodosa) (petrificans) (phlyctenular) › simple

Nearby codes

• H10.41 Chronic giant papillary conjunctivitis
• H10.411 Chronic giant papillary conjunctivitis, right eye
• H10.412 Chronic giant papillary conjunctivitis, left eye
• H10.413 Chronic giant papillary conjunctivitis, bilateral
• H10.419 Chronic giant papillary conjunctivitis, unspecified eye
• H10.42 Simple chronic conjunctivitis (this code)
• H10.421 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, right eye
• H10.422 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, left eye
• H10.423 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, bilateral
• H10.429 Simple chronic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye
• H10.43 Chronic follicular conjunctivitis