H16.04 Marginal corneal ulcer

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Codes under H16.04

• H16.041 Marginal corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.042 Marginal corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.043 Marginal corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.049 Marginal corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H16.04

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 H16.04

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

Nearby codes

• H16.03 Corneal ulcer with hypopyon
• H16.031 Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, right eye
• H16.032 Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, left eye
• H16.033 Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, bilateral
• H16.039 Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, unspecified eye
• H16.04 Marginal corneal ulcer (this code)
• H16.041 Marginal corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.042 Marginal corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.043 Marginal corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.049 Marginal corneal ulcer, unspecified eye
• H16.05 Mooren's corneal ulcer