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
  • H18.503

    Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, bilateral

  • H18.509

    Unspecified hereditary corneal dystrophies, unspecified eye

  • H18.51

    Endothelial corneal dystrophy

  • H18.511

    Endothelial corneal dystrophy, right eye

  • H18.512

    Endothelial corneal dystrophy, left eye

  • H18.513

    Endothelial corneal dystrophy, bilateral

  • H18.519

    Endothelial corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

  • H18.52

    Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy

  • H18.521

    Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, right eye

  • H18.522

    Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, left eye

  • H18.523

    Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, bilateral

  • H18.529

    Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

  • H18.53

    Granular corneal dystrophy

  • H18.531

    Granular corneal dystrophy, right eye

  • H18.532

    Granular corneal dystrophy, left eye

  • H18.533

    Granular corneal dystrophy, bilateral

  • H18.539

    Granular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

  • H18.54

    Lattice corneal dystrophy

  • H18.541

    Lattice corneal dystrophy, right eye

  • H18.542

    Lattice corneal dystrophy, left eye

  • H18.543

    Lattice corneal dystrophy, bilateral

  • H18.549

    Lattice corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

  • H18.55

    Macular corneal dystrophy

  • H18.551

    Macular corneal dystrophy, right eye

  • H18.552

    Macular corneal dystrophy, left eye

  • H18.553

    Macular corneal dystrophy, bilateral

  • H18.559

    Macular corneal dystrophy, unspecified eye

  • H18.59

    Other hereditary corneal dystrophies

  • H18.591

    Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, right eye

  • H18.592

    Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, left eye

  • H18.593

    Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, bilateral

  • H18.599

    Other hereditary corneal dystrophies, unspecified eye

  • H18.6

    Keratoconus

  • H18.60

    Keratoconus, unspecified

  • H18.601

    Keratoconus, unspecified, right eye

  • H18.602

    Keratoconus, unspecified, left eye

  • H18.603

    Keratoconus, unspecified, bilateral

  • H18.609

    Keratoconus, unspecified, unspecified eye

  • H18.61

    Keratoconus, stable

  • H18.611

    Keratoconus, stable, right eye

  • H18.612

    Keratoconus, stable, left eye

  • H18.613

    Keratoconus, stable, bilateral

  • H18.619

    Keratoconus, stable, unspecified eye

  • H18.62

    Keratoconus, unstable

  • H18.621

    Keratoconus, unstable, right eye

  • H18.622

    Keratoconus, unstable, left eye

  • H18.623

    Keratoconus, unstable, bilateral

  • H18.629

    Keratoconus, unstable, unspecified eye

  • H18.7

    Other and unspecified corneal deformities

  • H18.70

    Unspecified corneal deformity

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