DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

H26 Other cataract

  • Header · not billable

H26 is not billable. The category heads 69 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 7 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) → H26.9
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)electric → H26.8
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)heat ray → H26.8

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
  2. H25-H28 Disorders of lens (H25-H28)
  3. H26 Other cataract
Billable codes
69
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
25

Codes in H26

  1. H26.0
    Infantile and juvenile cataract
    Header
  2. H26.00
    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
    Header
  3. H26.001
    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
    Billable
  4. H26.002
    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
    Billable
  5. H26.003
    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  6. H26.009
    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  7. H26.01
    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract
    Header
  8. H26.011
    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye
    Billable
  9. H26.012
    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye
    Billable
  10. H26.013
    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  11. H26.019
    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  12. H26.03
    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract
    Header
  13. H26.031
    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye
    Billable
  14. H26.032
    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye
    Billable
  15. H26.033
    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  16. H26.039
    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  17. H26.04
    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
    Header
  18. H26.041
    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
    Billable
  19. H26.042
    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
    Billable
  20. H26.043
    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  21. H26.049
    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  22. H26.05
    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
    Header
  23. H26.051
    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
    Billable
  24. H26.052
    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
    Billable
  25. H26.053
    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  26. H26.059
    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  27. H26.06
    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract
    Header
  28. H26.061
    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
    Billable
  29. H26.062
    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
    Billable
  30. H26.063
    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  31. H26.069
    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  32. H26.09
    Other infantile and juvenile cataract
    Billable
  33. H26.1
    Traumatic cataract
    Header
    Use additional code 1

    Use additional code

    • code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause
  34. H26.10
    Unspecified traumatic cataract
    Header
  35. H26.101
    Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye
    Billable
  36. H26.102
    Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye
    Billable
  37. H26.103
    Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  38. H26.109
    Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  39. H26.11
    Localized traumatic opacities
    Header
  40. H26.111
    Localized traumatic opacities, right eye
    Billable
  41. H26.112
    Localized traumatic opacities, left eye
    Billable
  42. H26.113
    Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral
    Billable
  43. H26.119
    Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye
    Billable
  44. H26.12
    Partially resolved traumatic cataract
    Header
  45. H26.121
    Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye
    Billable
  46. H26.122
    Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye
    Billable
  47. H26.123
    Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  48. H26.129
    Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  49. H26.13
    Total traumatic cataract
    Header
  50. H26.131
    Total traumatic cataract, right eye
    Billable
  51. H26.132
    Total traumatic cataract, left eye
    Billable
  52. H26.133
    Total traumatic cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  53. H26.139
    Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  54. H26.2
    Complicated cataract
    Header
  55. H26.20
    Unspecified complicated cataract
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Cataracta complicata NOS
  56. H26.21
    Cataract with neovascularization
    Header
    Code also 2

    Code also

    • , if applicable, associated condition, such as:
    • chronic iridocyclitis (H20.1-) H20.1
  57. H26.211
    Cataract with neovascularization, right eye
    Billable
  58. H26.212
    Cataract with neovascularization, left eye
    Billable
  59. H26.213
    Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral
    Billable
  60. H26.219
    Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye
    Billable
  61. H26.22
    Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)
    Header
    Code also 1

    Code also

    • associated ocular disorder
  62. H26.221
    Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye
    Billable
  63. H26.222
    Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye
    Billable
  64. H26.223
    Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral
    Billable
  65. H26.229
    Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye
    Billable
  66. H26.23
    Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)
    Header
    Code first 1

    Code first

    • underlying glaucoma (H40-H42) H40 H42
  67. H26.231
    Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
    Billable
  68. H26.232
    Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
    Billable
  69. H26.233
    Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
    Billable
  70. H26.239
    Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye
    Billable
  71. H26.3
    Drug-induced cataract
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Use additional code 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Toxic cataract

    Use additional code

    • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) T36 T50
  72. H26.30
    Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  73. H26.31
    Drug-induced cataract, right eye
    Billable
  74. H26.32
    Drug-induced cataract, left eye
    Billable
  75. H26.33
    Drug-induced cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  76. H26.4
    Secondary cataract
    Header
  77. H26.40
    Unspecified secondary cataract
    Billable
  78. H26.41
    Soemmering's ring
    Header
  79. H26.411
    Soemmering's ring, right eye
    Billable
  80. H26.412
    Soemmering's ring, left eye
    Billable
  81. H26.413
    Soemmering's ring, bilateral
    Billable
  82. H26.419
    Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye
    Billable
  83. H26.49
    Other secondary cataract
    Header
  84. H26.491
    Other secondary cataract, right eye
    Billable
  85. H26.492
    Other secondary cataract, left eye
    Billable
  86. H26.493
    Other secondary cataract, bilateral
    Billable
  87. H26.499
    Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye
    Billable
  88. H26.8
    Other specified cataract
    Billable
  89. H26.9
    Unspecified cataract
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At H26

Excludes1

  • congenital cataract (Q12.0) Q12.0

Notes that also apply

Chapter 7 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 11): printed on the chapter 7 page.

Index entries

  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) → H26.9
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)presenile → H26.00-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)traumatic → H26.10-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)complicated → H26.20
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)drug-induced → H26.3-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)secondary → H26.40
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)electric → H26.8
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)glass-blower's → H26.8
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)heat ray → H26.8
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)specified NEC → H26.8
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)presenilecortical → H26.01-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)presenilenuclear → H26.03-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)presenilesubcapsular polar (anterior) → H26.04-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)presenilecombined forms → H26.06-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)presenilespecified NEC → H26.09
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)traumaticlocalized → H26.11-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)traumaticpartially resolved → H26.12-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)traumatictotal → H26.13-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)complicatedglaucomatous flecks → H26.23-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)secondarySoemmering's ring → H26.41-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)secondaryspecified NEC → H26.49-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)due toradiation → H26.8
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)presenilesubcapsular polar (anterior)posterior → H26.05-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)complicatedwithneovascularization → H26.21-
  • Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient)complicatedwithocular disorder → H26.22-

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