2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H05.019

Cellulitis of unspecified orbit

  • H05.019 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 H05.019 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H05.019 – other international versions of ICD-10 H05.019 may differ.

The following code(s) above H05.019 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to H05.019:

  • H00-H59  Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • H00-H05  Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
  • H05  Disorders of orbit
  • H05.01  Cellulitis of orbit

Approximate Synonyms

  • Abscess of orbit
  • Abscess of periorbital region
  • Cellulitis of periorbital region
  • Orbital abscess
  • Orbital cellulitis
  • Periorbital abscess
  • Periorbital cellulitis
  • Subperiosteal abscess of orbit
  • Subperiosteal orbital abscess

ICD-10-CM H05.019 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 H05.019 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
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