October 1 update. Our PDGM and ICD-10 tools now use the FY2027 code set: 190 codes added, 30 deleted, and no existing code changed clinical group.

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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

H20 Iridocyclitis

All 38 codes in the H20 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

38

Can lead a claim

29

Cannot lead a claim

9

What CMS assigns to H20

29 of the 38 codes group to MMTA - Other; 9 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 38 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 29 of the 38 can lead a claim.

Every code in H20

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
H20.0 Acute and subacute iridocyclitis
H20.00Unspecified acute and subacute iridocyclitisCan lead a claimANone
H20.01 Primary iridocyclitis
H20.011Primary iridocyclitis, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.012Primary iridocyclitis, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.013Primary iridocyclitis, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.019Primary iridocyclitis, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
H20.02 Recurrent acute iridocyclitis
H20.021Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.022Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.023Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.029Recurrent acute iridocyclitis, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
H20.03 Secondary infectious iridocyclitis
H20.031Secondary infectious iridocyclitis, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.032Secondary infectious iridocyclitis, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.033Secondary infectious iridocyclitis, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.039Secondary infectious iridocyclitis, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
H20.04 Secondary noninfectious iridocyclitis
H20.041Secondary noninfectious iridocyclitis, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.042Secondary noninfectious iridocyclitis, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.043Secondary noninfectious iridocyclitis, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.049Secondary noninfectious iridocyclitis, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
H20.05 Hypopyon
H20.051Hypopyon, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.052Hypopyon, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.053Hypopyon, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.059Hypopyon, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
H20.1 Chronic iridocyclitis
H20.10Chronic iridocyclitis, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
H20.11Chronic iridocyclitis, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.12Chronic iridocyclitis, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.13Chronic iridocyclitis, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.2 Lens-induced iridocyclitis
H20.20Lens-induced iridocyclitis, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
H20.21Lens-induced iridocyclitis, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.22Lens-induced iridocyclitis, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.23Lens-induced iridocyclitis, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.8 Other iridocyclitis
H20.81 Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis
H20.811Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.812Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.813Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.819Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
H20.82 Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome
H20.821Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome, right eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.822Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome, left eyeCan lead a claimANone
H20.823Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome, bilateralCan lead a claimANone
H20.829Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome, unspecified eyeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
H20.9Unspecified iridocyclitisCan lead a claimANone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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