Disorders of lens (H25-H28)
H25Age-related cataract
› Senile cataract
Excludes 2: capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
H25.0Age-related incipient cataract
H25.01Cortical age-related cataract
H25.011Cortical age-related cataract, right eye
H25.012Cortical age-related cataract, left eye
H25.013Cortical age-related cataract, bilateral
H25.019Cortical age-related cataract, unspecified eye
H25.03Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.031Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
H25.032Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
H25.033Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
H25.039Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye
H25.04Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.041Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
H25.042Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
H25.043Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
H25.049Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye
H25.09Other age-related incipient cataract
› Coronary age-related cataract
› Punctate age-related cataract
› Water clefts
H25.091Other age-related incipient cataract, right eye
H25.092Other age-related incipient cataract, left eye
H25.093Other age-related incipient cataract, bilateral
H25.099Other age-related incipient cataract, unspecified eye
H25.1Age-related nuclear cataract
› Cataracta brunescens
› Nuclear sclerosis cataract
H25.10Age-related nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
H25.11Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye
H25.12Age-related nuclear cataract, left eye
H25.13Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral
H25.2Age-related cataract, morgagnian type
› Age-related hypermature cataract
H25.20Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, unspecified eye
H25.21Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, right eye
H25.22Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, left eye
H25.23Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, bilateral
H25.8Other age-related cataract
H25.81Combined forms of age-related cataract
H25.811Combined forms of age-related cataract, right eye
H25.812Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye
H25.813Combined forms of age-related cataract, bilateral
H25.819Combined forms of age-related cataract, unspecified eye
H25.89Other age-related cataract
H25.9Unspecified age-related cataract
H26Other cataract
Excludes 1: congenital cataract (Q12.0)
H26.0Infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.00Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.001Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
H26.002Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
H26.003Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
H26.009Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
H26.01Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract
H26.011Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye
H26.012Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye
H26.013Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral
H26.019Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye
H26.03Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract
H26.031Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye
H26.032Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye
H26.033Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral
H26.039Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
H26.04Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.041Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
H26.042Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
H26.043Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
H26.049Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
H26.05Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.051Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
H26.052Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
H26.053Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
H26.059Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
H26.06Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.061Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
H26.062Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
H26.063Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
H26.069Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
H26.09Other infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.1Traumatic cataract
Use Additional Code: code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause
H26.10Unspecified traumatic cataract
H26.101Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.102Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.103Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.109Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
H26.11Localized traumatic opacities
H26.111Localized traumatic opacities, right eye
H26.112Localized traumatic opacities, left eye
H26.113Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral
H26.119Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye
H26.12Partially resolved traumatic cataract
H26.121Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.122Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.123Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.129Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
H26.13Total traumatic cataract
H26.131Total traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.132Total traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.133Total traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.139Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
H26.2Complicated cataract
H26.20Unspecified complicated cataract
› Cataracta complicata NOS
H26.21Cataract with neovascularization
Code Also: , if applicable, associated condition, such as:
› chronic iridocyclitis (H20.1-)
H26.211Cataract with neovascularization, right eye
H26.212Cataract with neovascularization, left eye
H26.213Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral
H26.219Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye
H26.22Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)
Code Also: associated ocular disorder
H26.221Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye
H26.222Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye
H26.223Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral
H26.229Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye
H26.23Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)
Code First: underlying glaucoma (H40-H42)
H26.231Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
H26.232Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
H26.233Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
H26.239Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye
H26.3Drug-induced cataract
› Toxic cataract
Use Additional Code: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50) with fifth or sixth character 5)
H26.30Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye
H26.31Drug-induced cataract, right eye
H26.32Drug-induced cataract, left eye
H26.33Drug-induced cataract, bilateral
H26.4Secondary cataract
H26.40Unspecified secondary cataract
H26.41Soemmering's ring
H26.411Soemmering's ring, right eye
H26.412Soemmering's ring, left eye
H26.413Soemmering's ring, bilateral
H26.419Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye
H26.49Other secondary cataract
H26.491Other secondary cataract, right eye
H26.492Other secondary cataract, left eye
H26.493Other secondary cataract, bilateral
H26.499Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye
H26.8Other specified cataract
H26.9Unspecified cataract
H27Other disorders of lens
Excludes 1: congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)
› mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)
› pseudophakia (Z96.1)
H27.0Aphakia
› Acquired absence of lens
› Acquired aphakia
› Aphakia due to trauma
Excludes 1: cataract extraction status (Z98.4-)
› congenital absence of lens (Q12.3)
› congenital aphakia (Q12.3)
H27.00Aphakia, unspecified eye
H27.01Aphakia, right eye
H27.02Aphakia, left eye
H27.03Aphakia, bilateral
H27.1Dislocation of lens
H27.10Unspecified dislocation of lens
H27.11Subluxation of lens
H27.111Subluxation of lens, right eye
H27.112Subluxation of lens, left eye
H27.113Subluxation of lens, bilateral
H27.119Subluxation of lens, unspecified eye
H27.12Anterior dislocation of lens
H27.121Anterior dislocation of lens, right eye
H27.122Anterior dislocation of lens, left eye
H27.123Anterior dislocation of lens, bilateral
H27.129Anterior dislocation of lens, unspecified eye
H27.13Posterior dislocation of lens
H27.131Posterior dislocation of lens, right eye
H27.132Posterior dislocation of lens, left eye
H27.133Posterior dislocation of lens, bilateral
H27.139Posterior dislocation of lens, unspecified eye
H27.8Other specified disorders of lens
H27.9Unspecified disorder of lens
H28Cataract in diseases classified elsewhere
Code First: underlying disease, such as:
› hypoparathyroidism (E20.-)
› myotonia (G71.1-)
› myxedema (E03.-)
› protein-calorie malnutrition (E40-E46)
Excludes 1: cataract in diabetes mellitus (E08.36, E09.36, E10.36, E11.36, E13.36)