H16.26
Header — not billableVernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement
The ICD-10 code for vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement is H16.26.
H16.26 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- vernal conjunctivitis without limbar and corneal involvement (H10.44)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H16.26
- H16.261Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, right eye
- H16.262Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, left eye
- H16.263Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, bilateral
- H16.269Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvement, unspecified eye
Related codes in this category
- H16.20Unspecified keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.21Exposure keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.22Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjögren'snon-billable header
- H16.23Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.24Ophthalmia nodosanon-billable header
- H16.25Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.29Other keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.26Vernal keratoconjunctivitis, with limbar and corneal involvementnon-billable header