H25.0 — Age-related incipient cataract
Is H25.0 billable?
No — H25.0 is a non-billable header code. H25.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 16 billable codes beneath H25.0.
Billable codes under this header
- H25.011Cortical age-related cataract, right eye
- H25.012Cortical age-related cataract, left eye
- H25.013Cortical age-related cataract, bilateral
- H25.019Cortical age-related cataract, unspecified eye
- H25.031Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
- H25.032Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
- H25.033Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
- H25.039Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye
- H25.041Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
- H25.042Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
- H25.043Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
- H25.049Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye
- H25.091Other age-related incipient cataract, right eye
- H25.092Other age-related incipient cataract, left eye
- H25.093Other age-related incipient cataract, bilateral
- H25.099Other age-related incipient cataract, unspecified eye
H25.0 at a glance
| Code | H25.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Age-related incipient cataract |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H25.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H25.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H25
The conditions below are not part of H25.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H25.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
What codes fall under H25.0? (4)
How long has H25.0 existed?
H25.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.