H20.02

Recurrent acute iridocyclitis

FY2027Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa/H15–H22 Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

H20.02 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for recurrent acute iridocyclitis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H20.021 Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, right eye; H20.022 Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, left eye; H20.023 Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, bilateral and H20.029 Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, unspecified eye. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from H20.0 Acute and subacute iridocyclitis
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .39)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) diphtheria (A36.89)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) gonococcal (A54.32)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) herpes (simplex) (B00.51)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) herpes zoster (B02.32)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) late congenital syphilis (A50.39)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) late syphilis (A52.71)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) sarcoidosis (D86.83)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) syphilis (A51.43)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) toxoplasmosis (B58.09)
  • iridocyclitis, iritis, uveitis (due to) (in) tuberculosis (A18.54)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry

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