H15.8Other disorders of sclera

H15.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other disorders of sclera. It belongs to category H15 (disorders of sclera), block H15-H22 (disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body) 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H15, choose H15.8 (Other disorders of sclera) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: scleritis (H15.0), episcleritis (H15.1) and unspecified disorder of sclera (H15.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H15.81 (staphyloma), H15.82 (staphyloma), H15.83 (posticum), H15.84 (ectasia), H15.85 (staphyloma) and H15.89 (sclera).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of H15.8, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: blue sclera (Q13.5) and degenerative myopia (H44.2-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.