H16.07 Perforated corneal ulcer

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Codes under H16.07

• H16.071 Perforated corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.072 Perforated corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.073 Perforated corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.079 Perforated corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H16.07

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 H16.07

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

Nearby codes

• H16.06 Mycotic corneal ulcer
• H16.061 Mycotic corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.062 Mycotic corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.063 Mycotic corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.069 Mycotic corneal ulcer, unspecified eye
• H16.07 Perforated corneal ulcer (this code)
• H16.071 Perforated corneal ulcer, right eye
• H16.072 Perforated corneal ulcer, left eye
• H16.073 Perforated corneal ulcer, bilateral
• H16.079 Perforated corneal ulcer, unspecified eye
• H16.1 Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis