H00-H59

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Chapter 7

Covers disorders of the eye and surrounding structures including glaucoma, cataracts, and visual disturbances.

Additional Information

From parent codes: H00-H59 (Chapter 7)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom H00-H59

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • 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)
NotesFrom H00-H59

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Codes in this Chapter (40)

H00Hordeolum and chalazion2 codesH01Other inflammation of eyelid4 codesH02Other disorders of eyelid10 codesH04Disorders of lacrimal system9 codesH05Disorders of orbit8 codesH10Conjunctivitis8 codesH11Other disorders of conjunctiva7 codesH15Disorders of sclera4 codesH16Keratitis7 codesH17Corneal scars and opacities4 codesH18Other disorders of cornea10 codesH20Iridocyclitis5 codesH21Other disorders of iris and ciliary body8 codesH22Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhereH25Age-related cataract5 codesH26Other cataract7 codesH27Other disorders of lens4 codesH28Cataract in diseases classified elsewhereH30Chorioretinal inflammation5 codesH31Other disorders of choroid7 codesH32Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhereH33Retinal detachments and breaks6 codesH34Retinal vascular occlusions5 codesH35Other retinal disorders10 codesH36Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere1 codesH40Glaucoma9 codesH42Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhereH43Disorders of vitreous body6 codesH44Disorders of globe10 codesH46Optic neuritis6 codesH47Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways8 codesH49Paralytic strabismus7 codesH50Other strabismus9 codesH51Other disorders of binocular movement5 codesH52Disorders of refraction and accommodation8 codesH53Visual disturbances10 codesH54Blindness and low vision9 codesH55Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements2 codesH57Other disorders of eye and adnexa4 codesH59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified6 codes