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ICD-10-CM Code for Corneal ectasia H18.71

ICD-10 code H18.71 for Corneal ectasia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Official Long Descriptor

Corneal ectasia

H18.7

Excludes1: congenital malformations of cornea (Q13.3-Q13.4)

 
H18.71 Corneal ectasia
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Corneal ectasia, right eye
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Corneal ectasia, left eye
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Corneal ectasia, bilateral
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Corneal ectasia, unspecified eye

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