Clinical classification codes

Coding recommendations

C46.4 Insertion of prosthesis into cornea

Excludes: Insertion of therapeutic contact lens (C51.5)

In addition ICD-10 code H18.6 Keratoconus or Q13.4 Other congenital corneal malformations or a combination of Dagger(†) and Asterisk(*) codes Q90.-† Down’s syndrome and H19.8A Other disorders of sclera and cornea in diseases classified elsewhere would be assigned. In the ICD-10 4th Edition † and * codes must appear together, sequencing depends on which is the main condition treated or investigated during the consultant episode, if this is not clear the † code is assigned before the * code.

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