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
  • H35.52

    Pigmentary retinal dystrophy

  • H35.53

    Other dystrophies primarily involving the sensory retina

  • H35.54

    Dystrophies primarily involving the retinal pigment epithelium

  • H35.60

    Retinal hemorrhage, unspecified eye

  • H35.61

    Retinal hemorrhage, right eye

  • H35.62

    Retinal hemorrhage, left eye

  • H35.63

    Retinal hemorrhage, bilateral

  • H35.70

    Unspecified separation of retinal layers

  • H35.711

    Central serous chorioretinopathy, right eye

  • H35.712

    Central serous chorioretinopathy, left eye

  • H35.713

    Central serous chorioretinopathy, bilateral

  • H35.719

    Central serous chorioretinopathy, unspecified eye

  • H35.721

    Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, right eye

  • H35.722

    Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, left eye

  • H35.723

    Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, bilateral

  • H35.729

    Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, unspecified eye

  • H35.731

    Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, right eye

  • H35.732

    Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, left eye

  • H35.733

    Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, bilateral

  • H35.739

    Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, unspecified eye

  • H35.81

    Retinal edema

  • H35.82

    Retinal ischemia

  • H35.89

    Other specified retinal disorders

  • H35.9

    Unspecified retinal disorder

  • H36.811

    Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye

  • H36.812

    Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye

  • H36.813

    Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral

  • H36.819

    Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye

  • H36.821

    Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye

  • H36.822

    Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye

  • H36.823

    Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral

  • H36.829

    Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye

  • H36.89

    Other retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H40.001

    Preglaucoma, unspecified, right eye

  • H40.002

    Preglaucoma, unspecified, left eye

  • H40.003

    Preglaucoma, unspecified, bilateral

  • H40.009

    Preglaucoma, unspecified, unspecified eye

  • H40.011

    Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, right eye

  • H40.012

    Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, left eye

  • H40.013

    Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, bilateral

  • H40.019

    Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, unspecified eye

  • H40.021

    Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, right eye

  • H40.022

    Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, left eye

  • H40.023

    Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, bilateral

  • H40.029

    Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, unspecified eye

  • H40.031

    Anatomical narrow angle, right eye

  • H40.032

    Anatomical narrow angle, left eye

  • H40.033

    Anatomical narrow angle, bilateral

  • H40.039

    Anatomical narrow angle, unspecified eye

  • H40.041

    Steroid responder, right eye

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