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ICD-10 Code for Cataract

Also indexed as (cortical) (immature) (incipient)

The ICD-10-CM code for cataract is H26.9 — Unspecified cataract. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for cataract with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

BillableUnspecified

H26.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.

Which cataract code should you use?

The Alphabetic Index lists 41 codes under Cataract. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.

By type

blueQ12.0Congenital cataract
centralQ12.0Congenital cataract
ceruleanQ12.0Congenital cataract
complicatedH26.20Unspecified complicated cataract
congenitalQ12.0Congenital cataract
coraliformQ12.0Congenital cataract
coronaryQ12.0Congenital cataract
crystallineQ12.0Congenital cataract
drug-inducedH26.3Not billableDrug-induced cataract
electricH26.8Other specified cataract
extraction statusZ98.4Not billableCataract extraction status
glass-blower'sH26.8Other specified cataract
heat rayH26.8Other specified cataract
malnutrition-dehydrationE46Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
myotonicG71.19Other specified myotonic disorders
myxedemaE03.9Hypothyroidism, unspecified
presenileH26.00Not billableUnspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
secondaryH26.40Unspecified secondary cataract
senileH25.9Unspecified age-related cataract
specified NECH26.8Other specified cataract
traumaticH26.10Not billableUnspecified traumatic cataract
zonularQ12.0Congenital cataract

Cataract anterior

and posterior axial embryonalQ12.0Congenital cataract
pyramidalQ12.0Congenital cataract

Cataract associated with

galactosemiaE74.21Galactosemia
myotonic disordersG71.19Other specified myotonic disorders

Cataract complicated

glaucomatous flecksH26.23Not billableGlaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)
with › neovascularizationH26.21Not billableCataract with neovascularization
with › ocular disorderH26.22Not billableCataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)

Cataract due to

radiationH26.8Other specified cataract

Cataract in

endocrine diseaseE34.9Endocrine disorder, unspecified
hypoparathyroidismE20.9Hypoparathyroidism, unspecified
malnutrition-dehydrationE46Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
metabolic diseaseE88.9Metabolic disorder, unspecified
myotonic disordersG71.19Other specified myotonic disorders
nutritional diseaseE63.9Nutritional deficiency, unspecified

Cataract nuclear

embryonalQ12.0Congenital cataract

Cataract presenile

combined formsH26.06Not billableCombined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract
corticalH26.01Not billableInfantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract
nuclearH26.03Not billableInfantile and juvenile nuclear cataract
specified NECH26.09Other infantile and juvenile cataract
subcapsular polarH26.04Not billableAnterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
subcapsular polar › posteriorH26.05Not billablePosterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract

Cataract secondary

Soemmering's ringH26.41Not billableSoemmering's ring
specified NECH26.49Not billableOther secondary cataract

Cataract senile

combined formsH25.81Not billableCombined forms of age-related cataract
corticalH25.01Not billableCortical age-related cataract
incipientH25.09Not billableOther age-related incipient cataract
morgagnian typeH25.2Not billableAge-related cataract, morgagnian type
nuclearH25.1Not billableAge-related nuclear cataract
specified NECH25.89Other age-related cataract
subcapsular polarH25.03Not billableAnterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
subcapsular polar › posteriorH25.04Not billablePosterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract

Cataract traumatic

localizedH26.11Not billableLocalized traumatic opacities
partially resolvedH26.12Not billablePartially resolved traumatic cataract
totalH26.13Not billableTotal traumatic cataract

Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources