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
  • H15.853

    Ring staphyloma, bilateral

  • H15.859

    Ring staphyloma, unspecified eye

  • H15.89

    Other disorders of sclera

  • H15.9

    Unspecified disorder of sclera

  • H16

    Keratitis

  • H16.0

    Corneal ulcer

  • H16.00

    Unspecified corneal ulcer

  • H16.001

    Unspecified corneal ulcer, right eye

  • H16.002

    Unspecified corneal ulcer, left eye

  • H16.003

    Unspecified corneal ulcer, bilateral

  • H16.009

    Unspecified corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

  • H16.01

    Central corneal ulcer

  • H16.011

    Central corneal ulcer, right eye

  • H16.012

    Central corneal ulcer, left eye

  • H16.013

    Central corneal ulcer, bilateral

  • H16.019

    Central corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

  • H16.02

    Ring corneal ulcer

  • H16.021

    Ring corneal ulcer, right eye

  • H16.022

    Ring corneal ulcer, left eye

  • H16.023

    Ring corneal ulcer, bilateral

  • H16.029

    Ring corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

  • H16.03

    Corneal ulcer with hypopyon

  • H16.031

    Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, right eye

  • H16.032

    Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, left eye

  • H16.033

    Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, bilateral

  • H16.039

    Corneal ulcer with hypopyon, unspecified eye

  • H16.04

    Marginal corneal ulcer

  • H16.041

    Marginal corneal ulcer, right eye

  • H16.042

    Marginal corneal ulcer, left eye

  • H16.043

    Marginal corneal ulcer, bilateral

  • H16.049

    Marginal corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

  • H16.05

    Mooren's corneal ulcer

  • H16.051

    Mooren's corneal ulcer, right eye

  • H16.052

    Mooren's corneal ulcer, left eye

  • H16.053

    Mooren's corneal ulcer, bilateral

  • H16.059

    Mooren's corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

  • H16.06

    Mycotic corneal ulcer

  • H16.061

    Mycotic corneal ulcer, right eye

  • H16.062

    Mycotic corneal ulcer, left eye

  • H16.063

    Mycotic corneal ulcer, bilateral

  • H16.069

    Mycotic corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

  • H16.07

    Perforated corneal ulcer

  • H16.071

    Perforated corneal ulcer, right eye

  • H16.072

    Perforated corneal ulcer, left eye

  • H16.073

    Perforated corneal ulcer, bilateral

  • H16.079

    Perforated corneal ulcer, unspecified eye

  • H16.1

    Other and unspecified superficial keratitis without conjunctivitis

  • H16.10

    Unspecified superficial keratitis

  • H16.101

    Unspecified superficial keratitis, right eye

  • H16.102

    Unspecified superficial keratitis, left eye

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