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
  • H44.74

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe

  • H44.741

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye

  • H44.742

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye

  • H44.743

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral

  • H44.749

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye

  • H44.75

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body

  • H44.751

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye

  • H44.752

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, left eye

  • H44.753

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral

  • H44.759

    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye

  • H44.79

    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites

  • H44.791

    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye

  • H44.792

    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye

  • H44.793

    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral

  • H44.799

    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye

  • H44.8

    Other disorders of globe

  • H44.81

    Hemophthalmos

  • H44.811

    Hemophthalmos, right eye

  • H44.812

    Hemophthalmos, left eye

  • H44.813

    Hemophthalmos, bilateral

  • H44.819

    Hemophthalmos, unspecified eye

  • H44.82

    Luxation of globe

  • H44.821

    Luxation of globe, right eye

  • H44.822

    Luxation of globe, left eye

  • H44.823

    Luxation of globe, bilateral

  • H44.829

    Luxation of globe, unspecified eye

  • H44.89

    Other disorders of globe

  • H44.9

    Unspecified disorder of globe

  • H46

    Optic neuritis

  • H46.0

    Optic papillitis

  • H46.00

    Optic papillitis, unspecified eye

  • H46.01

    Optic papillitis, right eye

  • H46.02

    Optic papillitis, left eye

  • H46.03

    Optic papillitis, bilateral

  • H46.1

    Retrobulbar neuritis

  • H46.10

    Retrobulbar neuritis, unspecified eye

  • H46.11

    Retrobulbar neuritis, right eye

  • H46.12

    Retrobulbar neuritis, left eye

  • H46.13

    Retrobulbar neuritis, bilateral

  • H46.2

    Nutritional optic neuropathy

  • H46.3

    Toxic optic neuropathy

  • H46.8

    Other optic neuritis

  • H46.9

    Unspecified optic neuritis

  • H47

    Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways

  • H47.0

    Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified

  • H47.01

    Ischemic optic neuropathy

  • H47.011

    Ischemic optic neuropathy, right eye

  • H47.012

    Ischemic optic neuropathy, left eye

  • H47.013

    Ischemic optic neuropathy, bilateral

  • H47.019

    Ischemic optic neuropathy, unspecified eye

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