Is ICD-10-CM code H26 billable?

No, H26 (Other cataract) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code. It must be coded to a more specific subcategory before it can be used for reimbursement.

What chapter does ICD-10-CM code H26 belong to?

H26 belongs to Chapter 7 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list: H00–H59 (Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa).

H26Non-billable

Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa·Disorders of lens (H25-H28)·category·FY 2026

Use a more specific code (2 billable, 5 non-billable)

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

BillableHas subcodes

CH7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

H25-H28Disorders of lens (H25-H28)

H26Other cataractNot billable

H26.0Infantile and juvenile cataractSubcodes

H26.1Traumatic cataractSubcodes

H26.2Complicated cataractSubcodes

H26.3Drug-induced cataractSubcodes

H26.4Secondary cataractSubcodes

H26.8Other specified cataractBillable

H26.9Unspecified cataractBillable

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.