H40.111 — Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye
Is H40.111 billable?
No — H40.111 is a non-billable header code. H40.111 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 5 billable codes beneath H40.111.
Billable codes under this header
- H40.1110Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1111Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
- H40.1112Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
- H40.1113Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
- H40.1114Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
H40.111 at a glance
| Code | H40.111 |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H40.111 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H40.11, the nearest indexed parent of H40.111. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Glaucoma › simple
- Glaucoma › simplex
- Glaucoma › open angle › primary
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H40
The conditions below can never be reported together with H40.111 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H40.111, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H40.111 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 H40.111? (5)
- H40.1110Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1111Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
- H40.1112Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
- H40.1113Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
- H40.1114Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
How long has H40.111 existed?
H40.111 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.