H01.129
Discoid lupus erythematosus of unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 6 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 13 never code together
H00-H05block
H00-H59chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)E09.3-E10.3-E11.3-E13.3-
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)S05.-
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)A50.01A50.3-A51.43A52.71
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
H00-H59chapter
Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Alongside this code 6 same parent — H01.12
H01.121 Discoid lupus erythematosus of right upper eyelid H01.122 Discoid lupus erythematosus of right lower eyelid H01.123 Discoid lupus erythematosus of right eye, unspecified eyelid H01.124 Discoid lupus erythematosus of left upper eyelid H01.125 Discoid lupus erythematosus of left lower eyelid H01.126 Discoid lupus erythematosus of left eye, unspecified eyelid
Medications 3
5 Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid drugs 48 Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic drugs 5 Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous drugs
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
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