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
  • H25.23

    Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, bilateral

  • H25.8

    Other age-related cataract

  • H25.81

    Combined forms of age-related cataract

  • H25.811

    Combined forms of age-related cataract, right eye

  • H25.812

    Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye

  • H25.813

    Combined forms of age-related cataract, bilateral

  • H25.819

    Combined forms of age-related cataract, unspecified eye

  • H25.89

    Other age-related cataract

  • H25.9

    Unspecified age-related cataract

  • H26

    Other cataract

  • H26.0

    Infantile and juvenile cataract

  • H26.00

    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract

  • H26.001

    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye

  • H26.002

    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye

  • H26.003

    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral

  • H26.009

    Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye

  • H26.01

    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract

  • H26.011

    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye

  • H26.012

    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye

  • H26.013

    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral

  • H26.019

    Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye

  • H26.03

    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract

  • H26.031

    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye

  • H26.032

    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye

  • H26.033

    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral

  • H26.039

    Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye

  • H26.04

    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract

  • H26.041

    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye

  • H26.042

    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye

  • H26.043

    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral

  • H26.049

    Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye

  • H26.05

    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract

  • H26.051

    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye

  • H26.052

    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye

  • H26.053

    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral

  • H26.059

    Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye

  • H26.06

    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract

  • H26.061

    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye

  • H26.062

    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye

  • H26.063

    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral

  • H26.069

    Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye

  • H26.09

    Other infantile and juvenile cataract

  • H26.1

    Traumatic cataract

  • H26.10

    Unspecified traumatic cataract

  • H26.101

    Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye

  • H26.102

    Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye

  • H26.103

    Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral

  • H26.109

    Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye

  • H26.11

    Localized traumatic opacities

  • H26.111

    Localized traumatic opacities, right eye

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