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Uveitis ICD-10-CM Quick Reference Guide

Effective Oct. 1, 2020

Anterior Uveitis

TYPE RT LT BOTH SINGLE UNSPECIFIED

CODE

Primary Acute Uveitis, Anterior H20.011 H20.012 H20.013 X H20.019

Recurrent Acute Uveitis, Anterior H20.021 H20.022 H20.023 X H20.029
Chronic Uveitis, Anterior H20.11 H20.12 H20.13 X H20.10
Intermediate and Posterior Uveitis

TYPE RT LT BOTH SINGLE UNSPECIFIED

CODE

Intermediate Uveitis X X X H43.89 X

Vitritis X X X H43.89 X
Posterior Cyclitis, pars planitis H30.21 H30.22 H30.23 X H30.20
Posterior Uveitis, Posterior Pole H30.021 H30.022 H30.023 X H30.029
Posterior Uveitis, Peripheral H30.031 H30.032 H30.033 X H30.039
Retinitis NOS H30.91 H30.92 H30.93 X H30.90
Panuveitis

TYPE RT LT BOTH SINGLE UNSPECIFIED

CODE

Panophthalmitis
H44.011 H44.012 H44.013 X H44.019
Endophthalmitis, Purulent
H44.001 H44.002 H44.003 X H44.009
Endophthalmitis, Acute
H44.011 H44.012 H44.013 X H44.019
Endophthalmitis, Chronic
H44.021 H44.022 H44.023 X H44.029
Panuveitis
H44.111 H44.112 H44.113 X
Secondary Uveitis, Infectious

TYPE RT LT BOTH SINGLE UNSPECIFIED

CODE

Secondary Uveitis, infectious H20.031 H20.032 H20.033 X H20.039

Add systemic disease:
Anterior Uveitis Due to Tuberculosis X X X A18.54 X
Anterior Uveitis Due To HSV X X X B00.51 X
Anterior Uveitis Due To VZV X X X B02.32 X
 Uveitis ICD-10-CM Quick Reference Guide
Effective Oct. 1, 2020

Secondary Uveitis, Noninfectious

TYPE RT LT BOTH SINGLE UNSPECIFIED

CODE

Secondary Uveitis, Non Infectious H20.041 H20.042 H20.043 X H20.049

HLA-B27 (secondary non infectious) H20.041 H20.042 H20.043 X H20.049
Add systemic disease:
Reactive arthritis X X X M02.3 X
Psoriatic arthritis X X X L40.50 X
Ankylosing spondylitis X X X M45.9 X
Inflammatory bowel disease X X X K52.8 X

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