H26 — Other cataract
Not billable
Is H26 billable?
No — H26 is a non-billable header code. H26 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 60 billable codes beneath H26.
Billable codes under this header
- H26.8Other specified cataract
- H26.9Unspecified cataract
- H26.09Other infantile and juvenile cataract
- H26.20Unspecified complicated cataract
- H26.30Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.31Drug-induced cataract, right eye
- H26.32Drug-induced cataract, left eye
- H26.33Drug-induced cataract, bilateral
- H26.40Unspecified secondary cataract
- H26.001Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
- H26.002Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
- H26.003Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
- H26.009Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.011Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye
- H26.012Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye
- H26.013Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral
- H26.019Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.031Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye
- H26.032Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye
- H26.033Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral
- H26.039Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.041Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
- H26.042Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
- H26.043Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
- H26.049Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.051Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
- H26.052Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
- H26.053Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
- H26.059Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.061Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
- H26.062Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
- H26.063Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
- H26.069Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.101Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye
- H26.102Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye
- H26.103Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral
- H26.109Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.111Localized traumatic opacities, right eye
- H26.112Localized traumatic opacities, left eye
- H26.113Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral
- H26.119Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye
- H26.121Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye
- H26.122Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye
- H26.123Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral
- H26.129Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.131Total traumatic cataract, right eye
- H26.132Total traumatic cataract, left eye
- H26.133Total traumatic cataract, bilateral
- H26.139Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.211Cataract with neovascularization, right eye
- H26.212Cataract with neovascularization, left eye
- H26.213Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral
- H26.219Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye
- H26.221Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye
- H26.222Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye
- H26.223Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral
- H26.229Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye
- H26.231Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
- H26.232Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
- H26.233Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
H26 at a glance
| Code | H26 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other cataract |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H26 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- congenital cataract (Q12.0)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H26, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H26 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)
What codes fall under H26? (7)
How long has H26 existed?
H26 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.
Which codes are confused with H26?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H26 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.