ICD-10-CM · Chapter 7 · H00–H59
H15.831
Staphyloma posticum, right eye
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Quick facts
- Code
- H15.831
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 7 — Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Category
- H15 — Disorders of sclera
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM H15.831 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of staphyloma posticum, right eye. 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 H15
- H15Disorders of sclera
- H15.0Scleritis
- H15.00Unspecified scleritis
- H15.001Unspecified scleritis, right eye
- H15.002Unspecified scleritis, left eye
- H15.003Unspecified scleritis, bilateral
- H15.009Unspecified scleritis, unspecified eye
- H15.01Anterior scleritis
- H15.011Anterior scleritis, right eye
- H15.012Anterior scleritis, left eye
- H15.013Anterior scleritis, bilateral
- H15.019Anterior scleritis, unspecified eye
- H15.02Brawny scleritis
- H15.021Brawny scleritis, right eye
- H15.022Brawny scleritis, left eye
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