H16.26 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• vernal conjunctivitis without limbar and corneal involvement (H10.44)

Codes under H16.26

• H16.261 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, right eye
• H16.262 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, left eye
• H16.263 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, bilateral
• H16.269 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H16.26

Back-references to H16.26

• Type 1 Excludes: H10.44 Vernal conjunctivitis ("vernal keratoconjunctivitis with limbar and corneal involvement (H16.26-)")

Back-references to H16.2

• Type 1 Excludes: H10 Conjunctivitis ("keratoconjunctivitis (H16.2-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H11 Other disorders of conjunctiva ("keratoconjunctivitis (H16.2-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H44.1 Other endophthalmitis ("ophthalmia nodosa (H16.2-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H16.26

• Keratoconjunctivitis › vernal

Nearby codes

• H16.25 Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis
• H16.251 Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, right eye
• H16.252 Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, left eye
• H16.253 Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, bilateral
• H16.259 Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, unspecified eye
• H16.26 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement (this code)
• H16.261 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, right eye
• H16.262 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, left eye
• H16.263 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, bilateral
• H16.269 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, unspecified eye
• H16.29 Other keratoconjunctivitis