H16.4
Header — not billableCorneal neovascularization
The ICD-10 code for corneal neovascularization is H16.4.
H16.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H16.0Corneal ulcernon-billable header
- H16.1Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.2Keratoconjunctivitisnon-billable header
- H16.3Interstitial and deep keratitisnon-billable header
- H16.8Other keratitis
- H16.9Unspecified keratitis
- H16.4Corneal neovascularizationnon-billable header