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
  • H18.3

    Changes of corneal membranes

  • H18.30

    Unspecified corneal membrane change

  • H18.31

    Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane

  • 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

  • H18.32

    Folds in Descemet's membrane

  • 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

  • H18.329

    Folds in Descemet's membrane, unspecified eye

  • H18.33

    Rupture in Descemet's membrane

  • H18.331

    Rupture in Descemet's membrane, right eye

  • H18.332

    Rupture in Descemet's membrane, left eye

  • H18.333

    Rupture in Descemet's membrane, bilateral

  • H18.339

    Rupture in Descemet's membrane, unspecified eye

  • H18.4

    Corneal degeneration

  • H18.40

    Unspecified corneal degeneration

  • H18.41

    Arcus senilis

  • H18.411

    Arcus senilis, right eye

  • H18.412

    Arcus senilis, left eye

  • H18.413

    Arcus senilis, bilateral

  • H18.419

    Arcus senilis, unspecified eye

  • H18.42

    Band keratopathy

  • H18.421

    Band keratopathy, right eye

  • H18.422

    Band keratopathy, left eye

  • H18.423

    Band keratopathy, bilateral

  • H18.429

    Band keratopathy, unspecified eye

  • H18.43

    Other calcerous corneal degeneration

  • H18.44

    Keratomalacia

  • H18.441

    Keratomalacia, right eye

  • H18.442

    Keratomalacia, left eye

  • H18.443

    Keratomalacia, bilateral

  • H18.449

    Keratomalacia, unspecified eye

  • H18.45

    Nodular corneal degeneration

  • H18.451

    Nodular corneal degeneration, right eye

  • H18.452

    Nodular corneal degeneration, left eye

  • H18.453

    Nodular corneal degeneration, bilateral

  • H18.459

    Nodular corneal degeneration, unspecified eye

  • H18.46

    Peripheral corneal degeneration

  • H18.461

    Peripheral corneal degeneration, right eye

  • H18.462

    Peripheral corneal degeneration, left eye

  • H18.463

    Peripheral corneal degeneration, bilateral

  • H18.469

    Peripheral corneal degeneration, unspecified eye

  • H18.49

    Other corneal degeneration

  • H18.5

    Hereditary corneal dystrophies

  • H18.50

    Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies

  • H18.501

    Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, right eye

  • H18.502

    Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, left eye

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