ICD-10-CM category
H26: Other cataract
Codes under H26 (Other cataract). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H26.0 | Infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.0 | Infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.00 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.00 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.001 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.001 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.01 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract | — |
| H26.01 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract | — |
| H26.1 | Traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.1 | Traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.002 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.002 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.2 | Complicated cataract | — |
| H26.2 | Complicated cataract | — |
| H26.003 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.003 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.03 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract | — |
| H26.03 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract | — |
| H26.3 | Drug-induced cataract | — |
| H26.3 | Drug-induced cataract | — |
| H26.04 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.04 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.4 | Secondary cataract | — |
| H26.4 | Secondary cataract | — |
| H26.05 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.05 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.06 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.06 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract | — |
| H26.8 | Other specified cataract | ✓ |
| H26.8 | Other specified cataract | ✓ |
| H26.009 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.009 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.09 | Other infantile and juvenile cataract | ✓ |
| H26.09 | Other infantile and juvenile cataract | ✓ |
| H26.9 | Unspecified cataract | ✓ |
| H26.9 | Unspecified cataract | ✓ |
| H26.10 | Unspecified traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.10 | Unspecified traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.011 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.011 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.11 | Localized traumatic opacities | — |
| H26.11 | Localized traumatic opacities | — |
| H26.012 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.012 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.12 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.12 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.013 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.013 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.13 | Total traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.13 | Total traumatic cataract | — |
| H26.019 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.019 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.20 | Unspecified complicated cataract | ✓ |
| H26.20 | Unspecified complicated cataract | ✓ |
| H26.21 | Cataract with neovascularization | — |
| H26.21 | Cataract with neovascularization | — |
| H26.22 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory) | — |
| H26.22 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory) | — |
| H26.23 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular) | — |
| H26.23 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular) | — |
| H26.30 | Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.30 | Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.031 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.031 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.31 | Drug-induced cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.31 | Drug-induced cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.032 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.032 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.32 | Drug-induced cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.32 | Drug-induced cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.033 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.033 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.33 | Drug-induced cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.33 | Drug-induced cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.039 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.039 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.40 | Unspecified secondary cataract | ✓ |
| H26.40 | Unspecified secondary cataract | ✓ |
| H26.041 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.041 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.41 | Soemmering's ring | — |
| H26.41 | Soemmering's ring | — |
| H26.042 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.042 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.043 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.043 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.049 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.049 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.49 | Other secondary cataract | — |
| H26.49 | Other secondary cataract | — |
| H26.051 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.051 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.052 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.052 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.053 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.053 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.059 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.059 | Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.061 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.061 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.062 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.062 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.063 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.063 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.069 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.069 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.101 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.101 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.102 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.102 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.103 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.103 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.109 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.109 | Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.111 | Localized traumatic opacities, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.111 | Localized traumatic opacities, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.112 | Localized traumatic opacities, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.112 | Localized traumatic opacities, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.113 | Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.113 | Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.119 | Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.119 | Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.121 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.121 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.122 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.122 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.123 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.123 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.129 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.129 | Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.131 | Total traumatic cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.131 | Total traumatic cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.132 | Total traumatic cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.132 | Total traumatic cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.133 | Total traumatic cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.133 | Total traumatic cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.139 | Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.139 | Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.211 | Cataract with neovascularization, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.211 | Cataract with neovascularization, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.212 | Cataract with neovascularization, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.212 | Cataract with neovascularization, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.213 | Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.213 | Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.219 | Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.219 | Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.221 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye | ✓ |
| H26.221 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye | ✓ |
| H26.222 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye | ✓ |
| H26.222 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye | ✓ |
| H26.223 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.223 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.229 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.229 | Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.231 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye | ✓ |
| H26.231 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye | ✓ |
| H26.232 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye | ✓ |
| H26.232 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye | ✓ |
| H26.233 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.233 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.239 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.239 | Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.411 | Soemmering's ring, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.411 | Soemmering's ring, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.412 | Soemmering's ring, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.412 | Soemmering's ring, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.413 | Soemmering's ring, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.413 | Soemmering's ring, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.419 | Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.419 | Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.491 | Other secondary cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.491 | Other secondary cataract, right eye | ✓ |
| H26.492 | Other secondary cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.492 | Other secondary cataract, left eye | ✓ |
| H26.493 | Other secondary cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.493 | Other secondary cataract, bilateral | ✓ |
| H26.499 | Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H26.499 | Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code H26?
H26 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Other cataract. It contains 178 more specific diagnosis codes, 138 of which are billable.
Is H26 a billable code?
No — H26 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example H26.0 — Infantile and juvenile cataract). 138 of the 178 codes under H26 are billable.
What codes fall under H26?
H26 includes H26.0, H26.0, H26.00, H26.00, H26.001, plus 173 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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