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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H18.52Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy

Not billable — use a more specific code

H18.52 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code last changed in FY2021 (effective October 1, 2020). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H18.52

H18.52 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy. It belongs to category H18 (other disorders of cornea), 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 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H18.5 (hereditary corneal dystrophies), H18.52 is specifically for epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy. Related codes cover unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies (H18.50), Endothelial corneal dystrophy (H18.51), Granular corneal dystrophy (H18.53), Lattice corneal dystrophy (H18.54), macular corneal dystrophy (H18.55) and other hereditary corneal dystrophies (H18.59).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H18.521 (right eye), H18.522 (left eye), H18.523 (bilateral) and H18.529 (unspecified eye).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2021 (expanded into subcodes).

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 371.51 (juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy).

Specific codes under H18.52

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H18.52.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

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Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to H18.52.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 371.51Juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophyexact

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2021 (effective 10/1/2020): Expanded — no longer billable

Common questions about H18.52

Is H18.52 billable?

No. H18.52 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.

What is the ICD-9 code for H18.52?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map H18.52 to ICD-9-CM 371.51.