ICD-10-CM Book 2026 Edition

Chapters  /  Chapter 7  /  H25-H28

Disorders of lens (H25-H28)

H25 Age-related cataract
Senile cataract
Excludes2 capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
H25.0 Age-related incipient cataract
H25.01 Cortical age-related cataract
H25.011 Cortical age-related cataract, right eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.012 Cortical age-related cataract, left eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.013 Cortical age-related cataract, bilateral
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.019 Cortical age-related cataract, unspecified eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.03 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.031 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.032 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.033 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.039 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.04 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.041 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.042 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.043 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.049 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.09 Other age-related incipient cataract
Coronary age-related cataract
Punctate age-related cataract
Water clefts
H25.091 Other age-related incipient cataract, right eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.092 Other age-related incipient cataract, left eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.093 Other age-related incipient cataract, bilateral
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.099 Other age-related incipient cataract, unspecified eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.1 Age-related nuclear cataract
Cataracta brunescens
Nuclear sclerosis cataract
H25.10 Age-related nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.11 Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.12 Age-related nuclear cataract, left eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.13 Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.2 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type
Age-related hypermature cataract
H25.20 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, unspecified eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.21 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, right eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.22 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, left eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.23 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, bilateral
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.8 Other age-related cataract
H25.81 Combined forms of age-related cataract
H25.811 Combined forms of age-related cataract, right eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.812 Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.813 Combined forms of age-related cataract, bilateral
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.819 Combined forms of age-related cataract, unspecified eye
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.89 Other age-related cataract
age Adult: [15-124]
H25.9 Unspecified age-related cataract
age Adult: [15-124]
H26 Other cataract
Excludes1 congenital cataract (Q12.0)
H26.0 Infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.00 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.001 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.002 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.003 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.009 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.01 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract
H26.011 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.012 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.013 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.019 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.03 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract
H26.031 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.032 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.033 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.039 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.04 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.041 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.042 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.043 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.049 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.05 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.051 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.052 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.053 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.059 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.06 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.061 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.062 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.063 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.069 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.09 Other infantile and juvenile cataract
age Pediatric: [0-17]
H26.1 Traumatic cataract
UseAdditionalCode code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause
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
H26.112 Localized traumatic opacities, left eye
H26.113 Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral
H26.119 Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye
H26.12 Partially resolved traumatic cataract
H26.121 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.122 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.123 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.129 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
H26.13 Total traumatic cataract
H26.131 Total traumatic cataract, right eye
H26.132 Total traumatic cataract, left eye
H26.133 Total traumatic cataract, bilateral
H26.139 Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
H26.2 Complicated cataract
H26.20 Unspecified complicated cataract
Cataracta complicata NOS
H26.21 Cataract with neovascularization
CodeAlso , if applicable, associated condition, such as:
chronic iridocyclitis (H20.1-)
H26.211 Cataract with neovascularization, right eye
H26.212 Cataract with neovascularization, left eye
H26.213 Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral
H26.219 Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye
H26.22 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)
CodeAlso associated ocular disorder
H26.221 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye
H26.222 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye
H26.223 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral
H26.229 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye
H26.23 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)
CodeFirst underlying glaucoma (H40-H42)
H26.231 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
H26.232 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
H26.233 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
H26.239 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye
H26.3 Drug-induced cataract
Toxic cataract
UseAdditionalCode code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
H26.30 Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye
H26.31 Drug-induced cataract, right eye
H26.32 Drug-induced cataract, left eye
H26.33 Drug-induced cataract, bilateral
H26.4 Secondary cataract
H26.40 Unspecified secondary cataract
H26.41 Soemmering's ring
H26.411 Soemmering's ring, right eye
H26.412 Soemmering's ring, left eye
H26.413 Soemmering's ring, bilateral
H26.419 Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye
H26.49 Other secondary cataract
H26.491 Other secondary cataract, right eye
H26.492 Other secondary cataract, left eye
H26.493 Other secondary cataract, bilateral
H26.499 Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye
H26.8 Other specified cataract
H26.9 Unspecified cataract
H27 Other disorders of lens
Excludes1 congenital lens malformations (Q12.-)
mechanical complications of intraocular lens implant (T85.2)
pseudophakia (Z96.1)
H27.0 Aphakia
Acquired absence of lens
Acquired aphakia
Aphakia due to trauma
Excludes1 cataract extraction status (Z98.4-)
congenital absence of lens (Q12.3)
congenital aphakia (Q12.3)
H27.00 Aphakia, unspecified eye
H27.01 Aphakia, right eye
H27.02 Aphakia, left eye
H27.03 Aphakia, bilateral
H27.1 Dislocation of lens
H27.10 Unspecified dislocation of lens
H27.11 Subluxation of lens
H27.111 Subluxation of lens, right eye
H27.112 Subluxation of lens, left eye
H27.113 Subluxation of lens, bilateral
H27.119 Subluxation of lens, unspecified eye
H27.12 Anterior dislocation of lens
H27.121 Anterior dislocation of lens, right eye
H27.122 Anterior dislocation of lens, left eye
H27.123 Anterior dislocation of lens, bilateral
H27.129 Anterior dislocation of lens, unspecified eye
H27.13 Posterior dislocation of lens
H27.131 Posterior dislocation of lens, right eye
H27.132 Posterior dislocation of lens, left eye
H27.133 Posterior dislocation of lens, bilateral
H27.139 Posterior dislocation of lens, unspecified eye
H27.8 Other specified disorders of lens
H27.9 Unspecified disorder of lens
H28 Cataract in diseases classified elsewhere
CodeFirst underlying disease, such as:
hypoparathyroidism (E20.-)
myotonia (G71.1-)
myxedema (E03.-)
protein-calorie malnutrition (E40-E46)
Excludes1 cataract in diabetes mellitus (E08.36, E09.36, E10.36, E11.36, E13.36)
nonPrimary Yes