H16.01 Central corneal ulcer

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Codes under H16.01

• H16.011 Central corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.012 Central corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.013 Central corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.019 Central corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H16.01

Back-references to H16.0

• Type 1 Excludes: H18.4 Corneal degeneration ("Mooren's ulcer (H16.0-)")
• Use Additional: L51 Erythema multiforme ("corneal ulcer (H16.0-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H16.01

• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › cornea › central

Nearby codes

• H16.00 Unspecified corneal ulcer
• H16.001 Unspecified corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.002 Unspecified corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.003 Unspecified corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.009 Unspecified corneal ulcer, unspecified eye
• H16.01 Central corneal ulcer (this code)
• H16.011 Central corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.012 Central corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.013 Central corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.019 Central corneal ulcer, unspecified eye
• H16.02 Ring corneal ulcer