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
  • H21.359

    Exudative cyst of pars plana, unspecified eye

  • H21.40

    Pupillary membranes, unspecified eye

  • H21.41

    Pupillary membranes, right eye

  • H21.42

    Pupillary membranes, left eye

  • H21.43

    Pupillary membranes, bilateral

  • H21.501

    Unspecified adhesions of iris, right eye

  • H21.502

    Unspecified adhesions of iris, left eye

  • H21.503

    Unspecified adhesions of iris, bilateral

  • H21.509

    Unspecified adhesions of iris and ciliary body, unspecified eye

  • H21.511

    Anterior synechiae (iris), right eye

  • H21.512

    Anterior synechiae (iris), left eye

  • H21.513

    Anterior synechiae (iris), bilateral

  • H21.519

    Anterior synechiae (iris), unspecified eye

  • H21.521

    Goniosynechiae, right eye

  • H21.522

    Goniosynechiae, left eye

  • H21.523

    Goniosynechiae, bilateral

  • H21.529

    Goniosynechiae, unspecified eye

  • H21.531

    Iridodialysis, right eye

  • H21.532

    Iridodialysis, left eye

  • H21.533

    Iridodialysis, bilateral

  • H21.539

    Iridodialysis, unspecified eye

  • H21.541

    Posterior synechiae (iris), right eye

  • H21.542

    Posterior synechiae (iris), left eye

  • H21.543

    Posterior synechiae (iris), bilateral

  • H21.549

    Posterior synechiae (iris), unspecified eye

  • H21.551

    Recession of chamber angle, right eye

  • H21.552

    Recession of chamber angle, left eye

  • H21.553

    Recession of chamber angle, bilateral

  • H21.559

    Recession of chamber angle, unspecified eye

  • H21.561

    Pupillary abnormality, right eye

  • H21.562

    Pupillary abnormality, left eye

  • H21.563

    Pupillary abnormality, bilateral

  • H21.569

    Pupillary abnormality, unspecified eye

  • H21.81

    Floppy iris syndrome

  • H21.82

    Plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural)

  • H21.89

    Other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body

  • H21.9

    Unspecified disorder of iris and ciliary body

  • H22

    Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H25.011

    Cortical age-related cataract, right eye

  • H25.012

    Cortical age-related cataract, left eye

  • H25.013

    Cortical age-related cataract, bilateral

  • H25.019

    Cortical age-related cataract, unspecified eye

  • H25.031

    Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye

  • H25.032

    Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye

  • H25.033

    Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral

  • H25.039

    Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye

  • H25.041

    Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye

  • H25.042

    Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye

  • H25.043

    Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral

  • H25.049

    Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye

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