Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
This chapter of the ICD-10-CM classification covers diagnosis codes from H00 through H59. Browse the sections below to find specific diagnosis codes within this chapter.
Chapter Notes
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Excludes2 (not included here):
- 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)
Sections
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H00-H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)704 codes
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H10-H11 Disorders of conjunctiva (H10-H11)219 codes
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H15-H22 Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)646 codes
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H25-H28 Disorders of lens (H25-H28)156 codes
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H30-H36 Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36)478 codes
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H40-H42 Glaucoma (H40-H42)130 codes
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H43-H44 Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)245 codes
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H46-H47 Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways (H46-H47)122 codes
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H49-H52 Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52)203 codes
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H53-H54 Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)182 codes
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H55-H57 Other disorders of eye and adnexa (H55-H57)43 codes
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H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59)88 codes
Top-Level Codes in This Chapter
- H00 Hordeolum and chalazion
- H01 Other inflammation of eyelid
- H02 Other disorders of eyelid
- H04 Disorders of lacrimal system
- H05 Disorders of orbit
- H10 Conjunctivitis
- H11 Other disorders of conjunctiva
- H15 Disorders of sclera
- H16 Keratitis
- H17 Corneal scars and opacities
- H18 Other disorders of cornea
- H20 Iridocyclitis
- H21 Other disorders of iris and ciliary body
- H22 Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere Billable
- H25 Age-related cataract
- H26 Other cataract
- H27 Other disorders of lens
- H28 Cataract in diseases classified elsewhere Billable
- H30 Chorioretinal inflammation
- H31 Other disorders of choroid
- H32 Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere Billable
- H33 Retinal detachments and breaks
- H34 Retinal vascular occlusions
- H35 Other retinal disorders
- H36 Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- H40 Glaucoma
- H42 Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere Billable
- H43 Disorders of vitreous body
- H44 Disorders of globe
- H46 Optic neuritis
- H47 Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways
- H49 Paralytic strabismus
- H50 Other strabismus
- H51 Other disorders of binocular movement
- H52 Disorders of refraction and accommodation
- H53 Visual disturbances
- H54 Blindness and low vision
- H55 Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements
- H57 Other disorders of eye and adnexa
- H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
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