H16.261 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, right eye

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H16.26 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 370.32 Limbar and corneal involvement in vernal conjunctivitis (approximate)
• 372.13 Vernal conjunctivitis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H16.261

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-)")

Nearby codes

• 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
• H16.261 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, right eye (this code)
• 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
• H16.291 Other keratoconjunctivitis, right eye