H01.00A (Unspecified blepharitis right eye, upper and lower eyelids)
compared with
H01.00B (Unspecified blepharitis left eye, upper and lower eyelids),
from the official CMS tabular data. H01.00A and H01.00B code the same condition on opposite sides.
Unspecified blepharitis left eye, upper and lower eyelids
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. H01.00A and H01.00B name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.