H00 ICD-10-CA category: Hordeolum and chalazion
H00 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 2 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
H00Hordeolum and chalazion
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in H00
H00 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for H00
As CIHI prints them, with any note H00 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Where H00 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
- 2Block H00-H06Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
- 3Category H00Hordeolum and chalazion
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is H00 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. H00 (Hordeolum and chalazion) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 2 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is H00 in ICD-10-CA?
H00 sits under H00-H06 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit, within Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59).
What coding notes apply to H00?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for H00, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.