2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H16.311

Corneal abscess, right eye

• H16.311 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM H16.311 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H16.311 – other international versions of ICD-10 H16.311 may differ.

The following code(s) above H16.311 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to H16.311:

• H00-H59  Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Approximate Synonyms

• Right corneal abscess
• Right corneal abscess (eye condition)

ICD-10-CM H16.311 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

• 121 Acute major eye infections with cc/mcc
• 122 Acute major eye infections without cc/mcc

Convert H16.311 to ICD-9-CMCode History

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
• 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change