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CPT 66840: ICD-10 codes that support medical necessity

494 covered diagnosis codes under Medicare coverage policies (LCD/NCD)

These ICD-10-CM diagnoses support medical necessity for CPT 66840 under Medicare coverage policies (LCDs, NCDs, and Billing & Coding articles). Billing CPT 66840 with a diagnosis that isn't covered typically denies as CARC 50 — not medically necessary.

National approximation. Coverage varies by MAC and state — confirm against the specific LCD/NCD and article that applies to your jurisdiction and date of service.

ICD-10Description
E08.311Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E08.319Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
E08.3211Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E08.3212Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E08.3213Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E08.3291Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E08.3292Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E08.3293Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E08.3311Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E08.3312Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E08.3313Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E08.3391Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E08.3392Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E08.3393Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E08.3411Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E08.3412Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E08.3413Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E08.3491Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E08.3492Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E08.3493Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E08.3511Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E08.3512Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E08.3513Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E08.3521Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E08.3522Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E08.3523Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E08.3531Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E08.3532Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E08.3533Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E08.3541Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E08.3542Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E08.3543Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E08.3551Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E08.3552Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E08.3553Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E08.3591Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E08.3592Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E08.3593Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E08.36Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic cataract
E08.37X1Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
E08.37X2Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
E08.37X3Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral
E09.311Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E09.319Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
E09.3211Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E09.3212Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E09.3213Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E09.3291Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E09.3292Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E09.3293Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E09.3311Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E09.3312Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E09.3313Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E09.3391Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E09.3392Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E09.3393Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E09.3411Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E09.3412Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E09.3413Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E09.3491Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E09.3492Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E09.3493Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E09.3511Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E09.3512Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E09.3513Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E09.3521Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E09.3522Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E09.3523Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E09.3531Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E09.3532Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E09.3533Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E09.3541Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E09.3542Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E09.3543Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E09.3551Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E09.3552Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E09.3553Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E09.3591Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E09.3592Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E09.3593Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E09.36Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataract
E09.37X1Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
E09.37X2Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
E09.37X3Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral
E10.311Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E10.319Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
E10.3211Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E10.3212Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E10.3213Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E10.3291Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E10.3292Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E10.3293Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E10.3311Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E10.3312Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E10.3313Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E10.3391Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E10.3392Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E10.3393Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E10.3411Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E10.3412Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E10.3413Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E10.3491Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E10.3492Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E10.3493Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E10.3511Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E10.3512Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E10.3513Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E10.3521Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E10.3522Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E10.3523Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E10.3531Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E10.3532Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E10.3533Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E10.3541Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E10.3542Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E10.3543Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E10.3551Type 1 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E10.3552Type 1 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E10.3553Type 1 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E10.3591Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E10.3592Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E10.3593Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E10.36Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataract
E10.37X1Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
E10.37X2Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
E10.37X3Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral
E11.311Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E11.319Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
E11.3211Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E11.3212Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E11.3213Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E11.3291Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E11.3292Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E11.3293Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E11.3311Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E11.3312Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E11.3313Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E11.3391Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E11.3392Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E11.3393Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E11.3411Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E11.3412Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E11.3413Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E11.3491Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E11.3492Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E11.3493Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E11.3511Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E11.3512Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E11.3513Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E11.3521Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E11.3522Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E11.3523Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E11.3531Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E11.3532Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E11.3533Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E11.3541Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E11.3542Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E11.3543Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E11.3551Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E11.3552Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E11.3553Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E11.3591Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E11.3592Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E11.3593Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E11.36Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataract
E11.37X1Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
E11.37X2Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
E11.37X3Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral
E11.AType 2 diabetes mellitus without complications in remission
E13.311Other specified diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E13.319Other specified diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
E13.3211Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E13.3212Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E13.3213Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E13.3291Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E13.3292Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E13.3293Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E13.3311Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E13.3312Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E13.3313Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E13.3391Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E13.3392Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E13.3393Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E13.3411Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E13.3412Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E13.3413Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E13.3491Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E13.3492Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E13.3493Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E13.3511Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E13.3512Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E13.3513Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E13.3521Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E13.3522Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E13.3523Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E13.3531Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E13.3532Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E13.3533Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E13.3541Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E13.3542Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E13.3543Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E13.3551Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E13.3552Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E13.3553Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E13.3591Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E13.3592Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E13.3593Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E13.36Other specified diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataract
E13.37X1Other specified diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, right eye
E13.37X2Other specified diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye
E13.37X3Other specified diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral
H20.21Lens-induced iridocyclitis, right eye
H20.22Lens-induced iridocyclitis, left eye
H20.23Lens-induced iridocyclitis, bilateral
H21.221Degeneration of ciliary body, right eye
H21.222Degeneration of ciliary body, left eye
H21.223Degeneration of ciliary body, bilateral
H21.261Iris atrophy (essential) (progressive), right eye
H21.262Iris atrophy (essential) (progressive), left eye
H21.263Iris atrophy (essential) (progressive), bilateral
H21.271Miotic pupillary cyst, right eye
H21.272Miotic pupillary cyst, left eye
H21.273Miotic pupillary cyst, bilateral
H21.29Other iris atrophy
H21.531Iridodialysis, right eye
H21.532Iridodialysis, left eye
H21.533Iridodialysis, bilateral
H21.561Pupillary abnormality, right eye
H21.562Pupillary abnormality, left eye
H21.563Pupillary abnormality, bilateral
H21.81Floppy iris syndrome
H21.82Plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural)
H21.89Other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body
H21.9Unspecified disorder of iris and ciliary body
H22Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere
H25.011Cortical age-related cataract, right eye
H25.012Cortical age-related cataract, left eye
H25.013Cortical age-related cataract, bilateral
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
H25.041Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
H25.042Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
H25.043Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
H25.091Other age-related incipient cataract, right eye
H25.092Other age-related incipient cataract, left eye
H25.093Other age-related incipient cataract, bilateral
H25.11Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye
H25.12Age-related nuclear cataract, left eye
H25.13Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral
H25.21Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, right eye
H25.22Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, left eye
H25.23Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, bilateral
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
H25.89Other age-related cataract
H25.9Unspecified age-related cataract
H26.001Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
H26.002Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
H26.003Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
H26.011Infantile 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
H26.031Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye
H26.032Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye
H26.033Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral
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
H26.051Posterior 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
H26.061Combined 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
H26.09Other infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.101Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.102Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.103Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.111Localized traumatic opacities, right eye
H26.112Localized traumatic opacities, left eye
H26.113Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral
H26.121Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.122Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.123Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.131Total traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.132Total traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.133Total traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.20Unspecified complicated cataract
H26.211Cataract with neovascularization, right eye
H26.212Cataract with neovascularization, left eye
H26.213Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral
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
H26.231Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
H26.232Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
H26.233Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
H26.31Drug-induced cataract, right eye
H26.32Drug-induced cataract, left eye
H26.33Drug-induced cataract, bilateral
H26.40Unspecified secondary cataract
H26.411Soemmering's ring, right eye
H26.412Soemmering's ring, left eye
H26.413Soemmering's ring, bilateral
H26.491Other secondary cataract, right eye
H26.492Other secondary cataract, left eye
H26.493Other secondary cataract, bilateral
H26.8Other specified cataract
H26.9Unspecified cataract
H27.10Unspecified dislocation of lens
H27.111Subluxation of lens, right eye
H27.112Subluxation of lens, left eye
H27.113Subluxation of lens, bilateral
H27.121Anterior dislocation of lens, right eye
H27.122Anterior dislocation of lens, left eye
H27.123Anterior dislocation of lens, bilateral
H27.131Posterior dislocation of lens, right eye
H27.132Posterior dislocation of lens, left eye
H27.133Posterior dislocation of lens, bilateral
H27.9Unspecified disorder of lens
H28Cataract in diseases classified elsewhere
H33.001Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, right eye
H33.002Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, left eye
H33.003Unspecified retinal detachment with retinal break, bilateral
H33.011Retinal detachment with single break, right eye
H33.012Retinal detachment with single break, left eye
H33.013Retinal detachment with single break, bilateral
H33.021Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, right eye
H33.022Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, left eye
H33.023Retinal detachment with multiple breaks, bilateral
H33.031Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, right eye
H33.032Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, left eye
H33.033Retinal detachment with giant retinal tear, bilateral
H33.041Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, right eye
H33.042Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, left eye
H33.043Retinal detachment with retinal dialysis, bilateral
H33.051Total retinal detachment, right eye
H33.052Total retinal detachment, left eye
H33.053Total retinal detachment, bilateral
H33.41Traction detachment of retina, right eye
H33.42Traction detachment of retina, left eye
H33.43Traction detachment of retina, bilateral
H33.8Other retinal detachments
H35.041Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, right eye
H35.042Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, left eye
H35.043Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, bilateral
H35.071Retinal telangiectasis, right eye
H35.072Retinal telangiectasis, left eye
H35.073Retinal telangiectasis, bilateral
H35.21Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, right eye
H35.22Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, left eye
H35.23Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, bilateral
H35.3211Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, with active choroidal neovascularization
H35.3212Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, with inactive choroidal neovascularization
H35.3213Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, with inactive scar
H35.3221Exudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, with active choroidal neovascularization
H35.3222Exudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, with inactive choroidal neovascularization
H35.3223Exudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, with inactive scar
H35.3230Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, stage unspecified
H35.3231Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with active choroidal neovascularization
H35.3232Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with inactive choroidal neovascularization
H35.3233Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with inactive scar
H35.341Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, right eye
H35.342Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, left eye
H35.343Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, bilateral
H35.371Puckering of macula, right eye
H35.372Puckering of macula, left eye
H35.373Puckering of macula, bilateral
H35.81Retinal edema
H40.031Anatomical narrow angle, right eye
H40.032Anatomical narrow angle, left eye
H40.033Anatomical narrow angle, bilateral
H40.061Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, right eye
H40.062Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, left eye
H40.063Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, bilateral
H40.10X2Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, moderate stage
H40.10X3Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, severe stage
H40.1110Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
H40.1111Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
H40.1112Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
H40.1113Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
H40.1114Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
H40.1120Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified
H40.1121Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, mild stage
H40.1122Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage
H40.1123Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, severe stage
H40.1124Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage
H40.1130Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified
H40.1131Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage
H40.1132Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage
H40.1133Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage
H40.1134Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage
H40.1210Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
H40.1211Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
H40.1212Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
H40.1213Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
H40.1214Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
H40.1220Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified

Showing the first 400 of 494 covered codes — this procedure has a large covered-diagnosis set; see the governing LCD/article for the complete list.

Frequently asked questions

Which ICD-10 codes support medical necessity for CPT 66840?

Medicare coverage policies (LCDs/NCDs and Billing & Coding articles) list 494 ICD-10 diagnosis codes that support medical necessity for CPT 66840. The covered codes are listed on this page. Coverage varies by MAC/state — always confirm against the policy that applies to you.

What is a medical-necessity (LCD/NCD) crosswalk?

A claim whose procedure isn't supported by a covered diagnosis denies as "not medically necessary" (CARC 50). CMS coverage policies define which diagnoses justify a procedure; this page is the ICD-10 → CPT 66840 view of that relationship.

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