ICD-10-CM · Chapter 7 · H00–H59
H01.026
Squamous blepharitis left eye, unspecified eyelid
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Quick facts
- Code
- H01.026
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 7 — Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Category
- H01 — Other inflammation of eyelid
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H01.026 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of squamous blepharitis left eye, unspecified eyelid. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in H01
- H01Other inflammation of eyelid
- H01.0Blepharitis
- H01.00Unspecified blepharitis
- H01.001Unspecified blepharitis right upper eyelid
- H01.002Unspecified blepharitis right lower eyelid
- H01.003Unspecified blepharitis right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.004Unspecified blepharitis left upper eyelid
- H01.005Unspecified blepharitis left lower eyelid
- H01.006Unspecified blepharitis left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.009Unspecified blepharitis unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
- H01.00AUnspecified blepharitis right eye, upper and lower eyelids
- H01.00BUnspecified blepharitis left eye, upper and lower eyelids
- H01.01Ulcerative blepharitis
- H01.011Ulcerative blepharitis right upper eyelid
- H01.012Ulcerative blepharitis right lower eyelid
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