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H18.44 - Keratomalacia


The ICD 10 Code for Keratomalacia is listed as H18.44.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H18.44
Description: Keratomalacia
  • Excludes1: keratomalacia due to vitamin A deficiency (E50.4)
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)
Parent H18.4 - Corneal degeneration
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H18.44:
H18.441 - Keratomalacia, right eye
H18.442 - Keratomalacia, left eye
H18.443 - Keratomalacia, bilateral
H18.449 - Keratomalacia, unspecified eye
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H18.44:
H18.40 - Unspecified corneal degeneration
H18.41 - Arcus senilis
H18.42 - Band keratopathy
H18.43 - Other calcerous corneal degeneration
H18.45 - Nodular corneal degeneration
H18.46 - Peripheral corneal degeneration
H18.49 - Other corneal degeneration