H42
BillableGlaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere
Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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
- Glaucoma due to vascular disorder19309007
- Open angle glaucoma due to vascular disorder19309007
- Secondary angle-closure glaucoma21571006
- Combined mechanism glaucoma92829008
- Glaucoma due to combination of mechanisms92829008
- Mixed mechanism glaucoma92829008
- Mixed open and angle-closure glaucoma92829008
- Glaucoma due to systemic syndrome193555008
- Open angle glaucoma due to systemic syndrome193555008
- Glaucoma in endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases193556009
- Neovascular angle closure glaucoma232086000
- Rubeotic glaucoma232086000
- Secondary angle closure glaucoma with rubeosis232086000
- Neovascular glaucoma due to diabetes mellitus713457002
- Neovascular glaucoma with diabetes mellitus713457002
- Glaucoma and sleep apnea syndrome719976001
- Glaucoma and sleep apnoea syndrome719976001
- Glaucoma due to diabetes mellitus860798008
- Glaucoma due to Lowe syndrome1003425007
- Glaucoma due to congenital anomaly of eye1003428009
- Neovascular glaucoma due to diabetes mellitus type 21196922005
- Neovascular glaucoma due to type II diabetes mellitus1196922005
- Neovascular glaucoma due to diabetes mellitus type 11196923000
- Neovascular glaucoma due to type I diabetes mellitus1196923000
- Bilateral glaucoma due to vascular disorder1303462007
- Bilateral open angle glaucoma due to vascular disorder1303462007
- Glaucoma of bilateral eyes due to vascular disorder1303462007
- Glaucoma of both eyes due to vascular disorder1303462007
- Open angle glaucoma of bilateral eyes due to vascular disorder1303462007
- Open angle glaucoma of both eyes due to vascular disorder1303462007
- Glaucoma of left eye due to vascular disorder1303463002
- Open angle glaucoma of left eye due to vascular disorder1303463002
- Glaucoma of right eye due to vascular disorder1303464008
- Open angle glaucoma of right eye due to vascular disorder1303464008
- Glaucoma of left eye due to systemic syndrome1303889009
- Open angle glaucoma of left eye due to systemic syndrome1303889009
- Glaucoma of right eye due to systemic syndrome1303890000
- Open angle glaucoma of right eye due to systemic syndrome1303890000
- Bilateral glaucoma due to systemic syndrome1303891001
- Glaucoma of both eyes due to systemic syndrome1303891001
- Open angle glaucoma of bilateral eyes due to systemic syndrome1303891001
- Secondary angle-closure glaucoma of right eye1306331001
- Secondary angle closure glaucoma of left eye1306332008
- Bilateral secondary angle closure glaucoma1306333003
- Secondary angle closure glaucoma of bilateral eyes1306333003
- Secondary angle closure glaucoma of both eyes1306333003
- Acute angle closure due to neovascularisation1111521000000100
- Acute angle closure due to neovascularization1111521000000100
- Acute angle closure with neovascularisation1111521000000100
- Acute angle closure with neovascularization1111521000000100
- Secondary acute angle closure due to neovascularisation1111521000000100
- Secondary acute angle closure due to neovascularization1111521000000100
- Acute angle closure due to uveitis1111491000000103
- Acute angle closure with uveitis1111491000000103
- Secondary acute angle closure due to uveitis1111491000000103
- Angle closure due to neovascularisation1111551000000105
- Angle closure due to neovascularization1111551000000105
- Angle closure with neovascularisation1111551000000105
- Angle closure with neovascularization1111551000000105
- Secondary angle closure due to neovascularisation1111551000000105
- Secondary angle closure due to neovascularization1111551000000105
- Angle closure due to uveitis1111541000000107
- Angle closure with uveitis1111541000000107
- Secondary angle closure due to uveitis1111541000000107
- Glaucoma due to diabetes mellitus type 160981000119103
- Phacomorphic secondary acute angle closure1111511000000106
- Secondary acute angle closure1111481000000100
- Secondary angle closure1111531000000103
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H42?
ICD-10-CM code H42 represents "Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H42 a billable code?
Yes, H42 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H42 in?
H42 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H42?
H42 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: glaucoma (in) onchocerciasis (B73.02); glaucoma (in) syphilis (A52.71); glaucoma (in) tuberculous (A18.59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H42 map to?
H42 maps to 30 SNOMED CT concepts: 1111521000000100, 1111491000000103, 1111551000000105, 1111541000000107, 1303891001, and 25 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H42?
H42 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348557. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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