H26.4 — Secondary cataract
Is H26.4 billable?
No — H26.4 is a non-billable header code. H26.4 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 9 billable codes beneath H26.4.
Billable codes under this header
- H26.40Unspecified secondary cataract
- H26.411Soemmering's ring, right eye
- H26.412Soemmering's ring, left eye
- H26.413Soemmering's ring, bilateral
- H26.419Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye
- H26.491Other secondary cataract, right eye
- H26.492Other secondary cataract, left eye
- H26.493Other secondary cataract, bilateral
- H26.499Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye
H26.4 at a glance
| Code | H26.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Secondary cataract |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H26
The conditions below can never be reported together with H26.4 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 H26.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H26.4 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 H26.4? (3)
How long has H26.4 existed?
H26.4 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.