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
  • H18.009

    Unspecified corneal deposit, unspecified eye

  • H18.011

    Anterior corneal pigmentations, right eye

  • H18.012

    Anterior corneal pigmentations, left eye

  • H18.013

    Anterior corneal pigmentations, bilateral

  • H18.019

    Anterior corneal pigmentations, unspecified eye

  • H18.021

    Argentous corneal deposits, right eye

  • H18.022

    Argentous corneal deposits, left eye

  • H18.023

    Argentous corneal deposits, bilateral

  • H18.029

    Argentous corneal deposits, unspecified eye

  • H18.031

    Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, right eye

  • H18.032

    Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, left eye

  • H18.033

    Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, bilateral

  • H18.039

    Corneal deposits in metabolic disorders, unspecified eye

  • H18.041

    Kayser-Fleischer ring, right eye

  • H18.042

    Kayser-Fleischer ring, left eye

  • H18.043

    Kayser-Fleischer ring, bilateral

  • H18.049

    Kayser-Fleischer ring, unspecified eye

  • H18.051

    Posterior corneal pigmentations, right eye

  • H18.052

    Posterior corneal pigmentations, left eye

  • H18.053

    Posterior corneal pigmentations, bilateral

  • H18.059

    Posterior corneal pigmentations, unspecified eye

  • H18.061

    Stromal corneal pigmentations, right eye

  • H18.062

    Stromal corneal pigmentations, left eye

  • H18.063

    Stromal corneal pigmentations, bilateral

  • H18.069

    Stromal corneal pigmentations, unspecified eye

  • H18.10

    Bullous keratopathy, unspecified eye

  • H18.11

    Bullous keratopathy, right eye

  • H18.12

    Bullous keratopathy, left eye

  • H18.13

    Bullous keratopathy, bilateral

  • H18.20

    Unspecified corneal edema

  • H18.211

    Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, right eye

  • H18.212

    Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, left eye

  • H18.213

    Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, bilateral

  • H18.219

    Corneal edema secondary to contact lens, unspecified eye

  • H18.221

    Idiopathic corneal edema, right eye

  • H18.222

    Idiopathic corneal edema, left eye

  • H18.223

    Idiopathic corneal edema, bilateral

  • H18.229

    Idiopathic corneal edema, unspecified eye

  • H18.231

    Secondary corneal edema, right eye

  • H18.232

    Secondary corneal edema, left eye

  • H18.233

    Secondary corneal edema, bilateral

  • H18.239

    Secondary corneal edema, unspecified eye

  • H18.30

    Unspecified corneal membrane change

  • H18.311

    Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, right eye

  • H18.312

    Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, left eye

  • H18.313

    Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, bilateral

  • H18.319

    Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane, unspecified eye

  • H18.321

    Folds in Descemet's membrane, right eye

  • H18.322

    Folds in Descemet's membrane, left eye

  • H18.323

    Folds in Descemet's membrane, bilateral

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