H40-H42Not billable, use a more specific code below

Glaucoma (H40-H42)

chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa

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Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

  • Section I.C.7.a Glaucoma (page 48), covers H40-H42

    Assign as many H40 codes as needed for type, eye, and stage, using a bilateral code when both eyes match. Code the highest stage reached during an admission; use 7th character 4 for indeterminate, 0 for undocumented stage.

Other Chapter 7 topics:

Read Section I.C.7 (page 48)

All codes under H40-H42

H40-H42 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

H40-H42 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Other codes that refer to H40-H42

Notes on these codes point to H40-H42.

  • E08.39 Use Additional Code: diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)
  • E09.39 Use Additional Code: diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)
  • E10.39 Use Additional Code: diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)
  • E11.39 Use Additional Code: diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)
  • E13.39 Use Additional Code: diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)
  • H26.23 Code First: underlying glaucoma (H40-H42)

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the optic nerve of one, or both, of your eyes. This can result in vision loss. There are different types of glaucoma, but the most common type is open-angle glaucoma. Other less common types include angle-closure glaucoma, and congenital glaucoma.

Read more about glaucoma on MedlinePlus