H18.219 Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, unspecified eye

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H18.21 Corneal edema secondary to contact lens

Excludes2 (not included here)

• other corneal disorders due to contact lens (H18.82-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 371.24 Corneal edema due to wearing of contact lenses (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H18.219

Back-references to H18.21

• Type 2 Excludes: H18.82 Corneal disorder due to contact lens ("corneal edema due to contact lens (H18.21-)")

Nearby codes

• H18.20 Unspecified corneal edema
• H18.21 Corneal edema secondary to contact lens
• H18.211 Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, right eye
• H18.212 Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, left eye
• H18.213 Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, bilateral
• H18.219 Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, unspecified eye (this code)
• H18.22 Idiopathic corneal edema
• H18.221 Idiopathic corneal edema, right eye
• H18.222 Idiopathic corneal edema, left eye
• H18.223 Idiopathic corneal edema, bilateral
• H18.229 Idiopathic corneal edema, unspecified eye