H26.8
BillableOther specified cataract
Other specified cataract
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- congenital cataract (Q12.0)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Calcified cataract10970008
- PEX - Pseudoexfoliation44219007
- PXF - Pseudoexfoliation of lens capsule44219007
- Pseudoexfoliation lens capsule44219007
- Pseudoexfoliation of lens capsule44219007
- Pseudoexfoliation syndrome44219007
- Cataract associated with radiation71044004
- Radiation cataract71044004
- Radiation-induced cataract71044004
- Axial cataract110998005
- Adherent cataract111000003
- Cortical cataract193576003
- Lens nuclear hyper-refringence247059006
- Polychromatic posterior subcapsular lens opacities247061002
- Shrunken cataract247064005
- Hypermature cataract267626000
- Mixed type cataract314766004
- Cataract maturity - finding366036004
- Finding of cataract maturity366036004
- Non age related cataract399305009
- Non age-related cataract399305009
- Nonsenile cataract399305009
- Cataract associated with infrared radiation416071001
- Glass blower's cataract416071001
- Glass-blower's cataract416071001
- Glassblower's cataract416071001
- Infrared cataract416071001
- Cortical nonsenile cataract699521008
- Cataract due to and following cranial irradiation1259053002
- Cataract due to and following radiotherapy to head1259053002
- Post cranial irradiation cataract1259053002
- Ocular hypertension of right eye due to pseudoexfoliation1296615000
- Ocular hypertension of left eye due to pseudoexfoliation1296616004
- Bilateral ocular hypertension due to pseudoexfoliation1296617008
- Ocular hypertension of bilateral eyes due to pseudoexfoliation1296617008
- Ocular hypertension of both eyes due to pseudoexfoliation1296617008
- Baralle Macken syndrome1351838008
- Intellectual disability, early-onset cataract, microcephaly syndrome1351838008
- Anterior subcapsular cataract of left eye15737841000119109
- Anterior subcapsular cataract of right eye15737761000119104
- Anterior subcapsular polar cataract of left eye15737641000119108
- Bilateral calcified cataracts15707761000119106
- Calcified cataract of bilateral eyes15707761000119106
- Calcified cataract of both eyes15707761000119106
- Bilateral posterior subcapsular cataract15639481000119102
- Cataract of posterior subcapsule of bilateral eyes15639481000119102
- Posterior subcapsular cataract of both eyes15639481000119102
- Calcified cataract of left eye15707801000119103
- Calcified cataract of right eye15707721000119101
- Cataract of posterior subcapsule of left eye15639441000119107
- Posterior subcapsular cataract of left eye15639441000119107
- Cataract of posterior subcapsule of right eye15639401000119105
- Posterior subcapsular cataract of right eye15639401000119105
- Ocular hypertension due to pseudoexfoliation1110091000000103
- Ocular hypertension with pseudoexfoliation1110091000000103
- Secondary ocular hypertension due to pseudoexfoliation1110091000000103
- Pseudoexfoliation of bilateral lens capsules15639361000119101
- Pseudoexfoliation of left lens capsule15639321000119106
- Pseudoexfoliation of right lens capsule15639281000119101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H26.8?
ICD-10-CM code H26.8 represents "Other specified cataract". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H26.8 a billable code?
Yes, H26.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H26.8 in?
H26.8 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H26.8?
H26.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital cataract (Q12.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does H26.8 map to?
H26.8 maps to 33 SNOMED CT concepts: 111000003, 15737841000119109, 15737761000119104, 15737641000119108, 110998005, and 28 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H26.8?
H26.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348542. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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