Skip to main content

H10.812 vs H10.819

H10.812 (Pingueculitis, left eye) compared with H10.819 (Pingueculitis, unspecified eye), from the official CMS tabular data. H10.812 and H10.819 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

Relationship

Review

Laterality relationship

H10.812
Left
Pingueculitis, left eye
H10.819
Unspecified
Pingueculitis, unspecified eye

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. H10.812 and H10.819 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.

Side by side

H10.812Pingueculitis, left eyeH10.819Pingueculitis, unspecified eye
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationH00-H59 — Diseases of the eye and adnexaH00-H59 — Diseases of the eye and adnexa
DefinitionPingueculitis, left eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H10.812).Pingueculitis, unspecified eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H10.819).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources