Chapter 7

H00–H59: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa

Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

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)
Internal Codes
  • H16.332

    Sclerosing keratitis, left eye

  • H16.333

    Sclerosing keratitis, bilateral

  • H16.339

    Sclerosing keratitis, unspecified eye

  • H16.391

    Other interstitial and deep keratitis, right eye

  • H16.392

    Other interstitial and deep keratitis, left eye

  • H16.393

    Other interstitial and deep keratitis, bilateral

  • H16.399

    Other interstitial and deep keratitis, unspecified eye

  • H16.401

    Unspecified corneal neovascularization, right eye

  • H16.402

    Unspecified corneal neovascularization, left eye

  • H16.403

    Unspecified corneal neovascularization, bilateral

  • H16.409

    Unspecified corneal neovascularization, unspecified eye

  • H16.411

    Ghost vessels (corneal), right eye

  • H16.412

    Ghost vessels (corneal), left eye

  • H16.413

    Ghost vessels (corneal), bilateral

  • H16.419

    Ghost vessels (corneal), unspecified eye

  • H16.421

    Pannus (corneal), right eye

  • H16.422

    Pannus (corneal), left eye

  • H16.423

    Pannus (corneal), bilateral

  • H16.429

    Pannus (corneal), unspecified eye

  • H16.431

    Localized vascularization of cornea, right eye

  • H16.432

    Localized vascularization of cornea, left eye

  • H16.433

    Localized vascularization of cornea, bilateral

  • H16.439

    Localized vascularization of cornea, unspecified eye

  • H16.441

    Deep vascularization of cornea, right eye

  • H16.442

    Deep vascularization of cornea, left eye

  • H16.443

    Deep vascularization of cornea, bilateral

  • H16.449

    Deep vascularization of cornea, unspecified eye

  • H16.8

    Other keratitis

  • H16.9

    Unspecified keratitis

  • H17.00

    Adherent leukoma, unspecified eye

  • H17.01

    Adherent leukoma, right eye

  • H17.02

    Adherent leukoma, left eye

  • H17.03

    Adherent leukoma, bilateral

  • H17.10

    Central corneal opacity, unspecified eye

  • H17.11

    Central corneal opacity, right eye

  • H17.12

    Central corneal opacity, left eye

  • H17.13

    Central corneal opacity, bilateral

  • H17.811

    Minor opacity of cornea, right eye

  • H17.812

    Minor opacity of cornea, left eye

  • H17.813

    Minor opacity of cornea, bilateral

  • H17.819

    Minor opacity of cornea, unspecified eye

  • H17.821

    Peripheral opacity of cornea, right eye

  • H17.822

    Peripheral opacity of cornea, left eye

  • H17.823

    Peripheral opacity of cornea, bilateral

  • H17.829

    Peripheral opacity of cornea, unspecified eye

  • H17.89

    Other corneal scars and opacities

  • H17.9

    Unspecified corneal scar and opacity

  • H18.001

    Unspecified corneal deposit, right eye

  • H18.002

    Unspecified corneal deposit, left eye

  • H18.003

    Unspecified corneal deposit, bilateral

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