H17: Corneal scars and opacities

Codes under H17 (Corneal scars and opacities). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
H17.0	Adherent leukoma	—
H17.00	Adherent leukoma, unspecified eye	✓
H17.01	Adherent leukoma, right eye	✓
H17.1	Central corneal opacity	—
H17.02	Adherent leukoma, left eye	✓
H17.03	Adherent leukoma, bilateral	✓
H17.8	Other corneal scars and opacities	—
H17.9	Unspecified corneal scar and 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	✓
H17.81	Minor opacity of cornea	—
H17.82	Peripheral opacity of cornea	—
H17.89	Other corneal scars and opacities	✓
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	✓
H17.821	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	✓

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