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
  • H43.823

    Vitreomacular adhesion, bilateral

  • H43.829

    Vitreomacular adhesion, unspecified eye

  • H43.89

    Other disorders of vitreous body

  • H43.9

    Unspecified disorder of vitreous body

  • H44.001

    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye

  • H44.002

    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye

  • H44.003

    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, bilateral

  • H44.009

    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye

  • H44.011

    Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye

  • H44.012

    Panophthalmitis (acute), left eye

  • H44.013

    Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral

  • H44.019

    Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye

  • H44.021

    Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye

  • H44.022

    Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye

  • H44.023

    Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral

  • H44.029

    Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye

  • H44.111

    Panuveitis, right eye

  • H44.112

    Panuveitis, left eye

  • H44.113

    Panuveitis, bilateral

  • H44.119

    Panuveitis, unspecified eye

  • H44.121

    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, right eye

  • H44.122

    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, left eye

  • H44.123

    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, bilateral

  • H44.129

    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye

  • H44.131

    Sympathetic uveitis, right eye

  • H44.132

    Sympathetic uveitis, left eye

  • H44.133

    Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral

  • H44.139

    Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye

  • H44.19

    Other endophthalmitis

  • H44.20

    Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye

  • H44.21

    Degenerative myopia, right eye

  • H44.22

    Degenerative myopia, left eye

  • H44.23

    Degenerative myopia, bilateral

  • H44.2A1

    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right eye

  • H44.2A2

    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye

  • H44.2A3

    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, bilateral

  • H44.2A9

    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, unspecified eye

  • H44.2B1

    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, right eye

  • H44.2B2

    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, left eye

  • H44.2B3

    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, bilateral

  • H44.2B9

    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, unspecified eye

  • H44.2C1

    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, right eye

  • H44.2C2

    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, left eye

  • H44.2C3

    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, bilateral

  • H44.2C9

    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye

  • H44.2D1

    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, right eye

  • H44.2D2

    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, left eye

  • H44.2D3

    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, bilateral

  • H44.2D9

    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, unspecified eye

  • H44.2E1

    Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, right eye

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