H26.009
BillableUnspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •diabetes mellitus related eye conditions, , ,E09.3, E10.3, E11.3, E13.3
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbitS05
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •syphilis related eye disorders, , ,A50.01, A50.3, A51.43, A52.71
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(105)
SNOMED CT
- Congenital anomaly of macula4041005
- Hereditary sensory neuropathy11442006
- Posterior sensory radicular neuropathy11442006
- Cornea small26098002
- Microcornea26098002
- Congenital nystagmus64635004
- Sensory neuropathy95662005
- Cataract193570009
- Lens opacity193570009
- Lenticular opacity193570009
- Familial renal glucosuria226309007
- Anterior lens opacities247054001
- Anterior capsular lens opacities247055000
- Anterior subcapsular lens opacities247056004
- Cortical lens opacities247057008
- Cupuliform cataract247062009
- Spontaneous reabsorption of cataract247066007
- Renal glucosuria267430007
- Renal glycosuria267430007
- Cataract maturity - finding366036004
- Finding of cataract maturity366036004
- Interlenticular opacification370950002
- Infantile cataract399120006
- Non age related cataract399305009
- Non age-related cataract399305009
- Nonsenile cataract399305009
- Cataract in child399336001
- Childhood cataract399336001
- Juvenile cataract399336001
- Congenital hypoplasia of fovea429449002
- Congenital hypoplasia of fovea centralis429449002
- Presenile cataract441622000
- Congenital muscular dystrophy with infantile cataract and hypogonadism syndrome715429006
- Juvenile cataract, microcornea, renal glucosuria syndrome722457005
- MRCS (microcornea, rod-cone dystrophy, cataract, posterior staphyloma) syndrome771342004
- MRCS syndrome771342004
- Microcornea, rod-cone dystrophy, cataract, posterior staphyloma syndrome771342004
- Foveal hypoplasia with presenile cataract syndrome778042000
- O'Donnell Pappas syndrome778042000
- Early opacity of lens840576009
- Cataract present846743000
- Congenital hypoplasia of retina1144397003
- Congenital retinal hypoplasia1144397003
- Congenital hypoplasia of macula lutea1144408000
- Congenital macular hypoplasia1144408000
- Hereditary growth hormone deficiency1186807002
- CAGSSS - cataract, growth hormone deficiency, sensory neuropathy, sensorineural hearing loss, skeletal dysplasia syndrome1220595008
- Cataract, growth hormone deficiency, sensory neuropathy, sensorineural hearing loss, skeletal dysplasia syndrome1220595008
- Retinal dystrophy, juvenile cataract, short stature syndrome1220597000
- Retinitis pigmentosa, juvenile cataract, short stature, intellectual disability syndrome1220597000
- Body height below reference range1363478003
- Infantile and/or juvenile cataract342291000119102
Clinical Terms
- Lens opacity
- Congenital hypoplasia of macula lutea
- CAGSSS - cataract, growth hormone deficiency, sensory neuropathy, sensorineural hearing loss, skeletal dysplasia syndrome
- Renal glycosuria
- Juvenile cataract, microcornea, renal glucosuria syndrome
- Anterior capsular lens opacities
- Cataract maturity - finding
- Early opacity of lens
- Non age related cataract
- Cortical lens opacities
- Cataract present
- Juvenile cataract
- Nonsenile cataract
- Congenital nystagmus
- Hereditary sensory neuropathy
- Presenile cataract
- Infantile cataract
- Congenital hypoplasia of fovea centralis
- O'Donnell Pappas syndrome
- Body height below reference range
- Congenital muscular dystrophy with infantile cataract and hypogonadism syndrome
- Congenital hypoplasia of retina
- Posterior sensory radicular neuropathy
- Anterior subcapsular lens opacities
- Cataract, growth hormone deficiency, sensory neuropathy, sensorineural hearing loss, skeletal dysplasia syndrome
- MRCS (microcornea, rod-cone dystrophy, cataract, posterior staphyloma) syndrome
- Cornea small
- Foveal hypoplasia with presenile cataract syndrome
- Lenticular opacity
- Retinal dystrophy, juvenile cataract, short stature syndrome
- Retinitis pigmentosa, juvenile cataract, short stature, intellectual disability syndrome
- Spontaneous reabsorption of cataract
- MRCS syndrome
- Infantile and/or juvenile cataract
- Anterior lens opacities
- Sensory neuropathy
- Hereditary growth hormone deficiency
- Microcornea, rod-cone dystrophy, cataract, posterior staphyloma syndrome
- Cataract in child
- Congenital hypoplasia of fovea
- Familial renal glucosuria
- Finding of cataract maturity
- Microcornea
- Congenital macular hypoplasia
- Cupuliform cataract
- Interlenticular opacification
- Renal glucosuria
- Cataract
- Congenital retinal hypoplasia
- Non age-related cataract
- Congenital anomaly of macula
- Childhood cataract
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye is H26.009. The full clinical description is "Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye". H26.009 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H26.009 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H26.009 represents “Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye”. It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H26.009 a billable code?
Yes, H26.009 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H26.009 in?
H26.009 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H26.009?
H26.009 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital cataract (Q12.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does H26.009 map to?
H26.009 maps to 34 SNOMED CT concepts: 247055000, 247054001, 247056004, 1363478003, 1220595008, and 29 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H26.009?
H26.009 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2880603. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H26.009 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H26.009?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H26.009 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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