H21.1

Other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body

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.

H21.1 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific code under it is H21.1X Other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body. Its coding notes include 12 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

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

Inherited from H21 Other disorders of iris and ciliary body
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)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Neovascularization of iris or ciliary body
  • Rubeosis iridis
  • Rubeosis of iris

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

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