H15.1: Episcleritis
The connective tissue around your sclera is inflamed.
The sclera is a white, tough sheath around the eyeball. The sclera maintains the shape of the eyeball and stabilizes the eye.
The sclera is surrounded by connective tissue. Connective tissue contains lots of fine fibers. Running between these fibers around the sclera are blood vessels, for example.
Inflammation of the connective tissue around the sclera often causes part of the eye to become red. The eye may also be sore.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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