H17.89 is the authoritative medical code for Other corneal scars and opacities. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other corneal scars and opacities (ICD-10-CM H17.89), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other corneal scars and opacities is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code H17.89.
Codes in This Family (22)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as H17.89, with their registry titles.
- H17 — Corneal scars and opacities
- H17.0 — Adherent leukoma
- H17.01 — Adherent leukoma, right eye
- H17.02 — Adherent leukoma, left eye
- H17.03 — Adherent leukoma, bilateral
- H17.1 — Central corneal opacity
- 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
- H17.81 — Minor opacity of cornea
- H17.811 — Minor opacity of cornea, right eye
- H17.812 — Minor opacity of cornea, left eye
- H17.813 — Minor opacity of cornea, bilateral
- H17.819 — Minor opacity of cornea, unspecified eye
- H17.82 — Peripheral opacity of cornea
- H17.821 — Peripheral opacity of cornea, right eye
- H17.822 — Peripheral opacity of cornea, left eye
- H17.823 — Peripheral opacity of cornea, bilateral
- H17.829 — Peripheral opacity of cornea, unspecified eye
- H17.9 — Unspecified corneal scar and opacity
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Opacity, opacities, cornea, specified NEC
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