ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
H02.88Meibomian gland dysfunction of eyelid
H02.88 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.
Code last changed in FY2019 (effective October 1, 2018). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About H02.88
H02.88 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Meibomian gland dysfunction of eyelid. It belongs to category H02 (other disorders of eyelid), block H00-H05 (disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
Within H02.8 (other specified disorders of eyelid), H02.88 is specifically for Meibomian gland dysfunction of eyelid. Related codes cover retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81), cysts of eyelid (H02.82), Dermatochalasis of eyelid (H02.83), edema of eyelid (H02.84), Elephantiasis of eyelid (H02.85), hypertrichosis of eyelid (H02.86), vascular anomalies of eyelid (H02.87) and other specified disorders of eyelid (H02.89).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H02.881 (eyelid), H02.882 (eyelid), H02.883 (eyelid), H02.884 (eyelid), H02.885 (eyelid), H02.886 (eyelid), H02.889 (eyelid), H02.88A (eyelids) and 1 more.
It was added in FY2019, effective October 1, 2018.
Specific codes under H02.88
- H02.881Meibomian gland dysfunction right upper eyelidBillable
- H02.882Meibomian gland dysfunction right lower eyelidBillable
- H02.883Meibomian gland dysfunction of right eye, unspecified eyelidBillable
- H02.884Meibomian gland dysfunction left upper eyelidBillable
- H02.885Meibomian gland dysfunction left lower eyelidBillable
- H02.886Meibomian gland dysfunction of left eye, unspecified eyelidBillable
- H02.889Meibomian gland dysfunction of unspecified eye, unspecified eyelidBillable
- H02.88AMeibomian gland dysfunction right eye, upper and lower eyelidsBillable
- H02.88BMeibomian gland dysfunction left eye, upper and lower eyelidsBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H02.88.
Broader instructions also apply from H00-H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit and Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa.
Code history
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- FY2019 (effective 10/1/2018): Added
- No changes since FY2019.
Common questions about H02.88
Is H02.88 billable?
- No. H02.88 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.