H26

Other cataract

Non-billable header

H26 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • congenital cataract (Q12.0)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

More specific codes H26

  • H26.0Infantile and juvenile cataractHeader
  • H26.1Traumatic cataractHeader
  • H26.2Complicated cataractHeader
  • H26.3Drug-induced cataractHeader
  • H26.4Secondary cataractHeader
  • H26.8Other specified cataractBillable
  • H26.9Unspecified cataractBillable

Related codes

  • H25Age-related cataractHeader
  • H27Other disorders of lensHeader
  • H28Cataract in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

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