H17.1 Central corneal opacity

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Codes under H17.1

• H17.10 Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye
• H17.11 Central corneal opacity, right eye
• H17.12 Central corneal opacity, left eye
• H17.13 Central corneal opacity, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H17.1

Back-references to H17

• Use Additional: L51 Erythema multiforme ("corneal scars and opacities (H17.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H17.1

• Opacity, opacities › cornea › central

Nearby codes

• H17.0 Adherent leukoma
• H17.00 Adherent leukoma, unspecified eye
• H17.01 Adherent leukoma, right eye
• H17.02 Adherent leukoma, left eye
• H17.03 Adherent leukoma, bilateral
• H17.1 Central corneal opacity (this code)
• H17.10 Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye
• H17.11 Central corneal opacity, right eye
• H17.12 Central corneal opacity, left eye
• H17.13 Central corneal opacity, bilateral
• H17.8 Other corneal scars and opacities