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ICD-10-CM Code for Keratomalacia H18.44

ICD-10 code H18.44 for Keratomalacia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Official Long Descriptor

Keratomalacia
Excludes1: keratomalacia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.4)

H18.4

Excludes1: Mooren's ulcer (H16.0-)
recurrent erosion of cornea (H18.83-)

 
H18.44 Keratomalacia
Child Code
Keratomalacia, right eye
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Keratomalacia, left eye
Child Code
Keratomalacia, bilateral
Child Code
Keratomalacia, unspecified eye

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