H40.63 — Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral
Is H40.63 billable?
No — H40.63 is a non-billable header code. H40.63 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 H40.63.
Billable codes under this header
- H40.63X0Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, stage unspecified
- H40.63X1Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, mild stage
- H40.63X2Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, moderate stage
- H40.63X3Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, severe stage
- H40.63X4Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, indeterminate stage
H40.63 at a glance
| Code | H40.63 |
|---|---|
| Description | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H40.63 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H40.6, the nearest indexed parent of H40.63. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Glaucoma › secondary › drugs
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H40
The conditions below can never be reported together with H40.63 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from H40.6
Report an additional code alongside H40.63 to fully describe the condition. H40.63 is sequenced first.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H40.63, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H40.63 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 H40.63? (5)
- H40.63X0Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, stage unspecified
- H40.63X1Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, mild stage
- H40.63X2Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, moderate stage
- H40.63X3Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, severe stage
- H40.63X4Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, indeterminate stage
How long has H40.63 existed?
H40.63 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.