2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H26.8
Other specified cataract
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- H26.8
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Other specified cataract
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Chronic
- Code Navigator:
H26.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified cataract. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Adherent cataract
- Anterior subcapsular cataract of right eye
- Anterior subcapsular polar cataract of left eye
- Axial cataract
- Calcified cataract
- Capsular cataract
- Cataract associated with infrared radiation
- Cataract associated with radiation
- Cataract associated with radiation
- Cataract associated with radiation
- Cataract maturity - finding
- Cataract of posterior subcapsule of bilateral eyes
- Cataract of posterior subcapsule of left eye
- Cataract of posterior subcapsule of right eye
- Cortical cataract
- Cortical nonsenile cataract
- Hypermature cataract
- Lens nuclear hyper-refringence
- Mixed type cataract
- Nonsenile cataract
- Nonsenile cataract
- Polychromatic posterior subcapsular lens opacities
- Post cranial irradiation cataract
- Pseudoexfoliation of bilateral lens capsules
- Pseudoexfoliation of left lens capsule
- Pseudoexfoliation of lens capsule
- Pseudoexfoliation of right lens capsule
- Shrunken cataract
- Toxic cataract
- Toxic cataract not due to drugs
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Cataract and other lens disorders
- CCSR Category Code: EYE002
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Clinical Information
Capsule Opacification
clouding or loss of transparency of the posterior lens capsule, usually following cataract extraction.Cataract
partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. the many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (dorland, 27th ed)Cataract Extraction
the removal of a cataractous crystalline lens from the eye.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) - H26.9
- - due to
- - radiation - H26.8
- - electric - H26.8
- - glass-blower's - H26.8
- - heat ray - H26.8
- - specified NEC - H26.8
- - due to
Convert H26.8 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: 366.46 - Cataract w radiation
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. - ICD-9-CM Code: 366.8 - Cataract NEC
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Patient Education
Cataract
A cataract is a clouding of the lens in your eye. It affects your vision. Cataracts are very common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery.
A cataract can occur in either or both eyes. It cannot spread from one eye to the other. Common symptoms are:
- Blurry vision
- Colors that seem faded
- Glare - headlights, lamps or sunlight may seem too bright. You may also see a halo around lights.
- Not being able to see well at night
- Double vision
- Frequent prescription changes in your eye wear
Cataracts usually develop slowly. New glasses, brighter lighting, anti-glare sunglasses or magnifying lenses can help at first. Surgery is also an option. It involves removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with an artificial lens. Wearing sunglasses and a hat with a brim to block ultraviolet sunlight may help to delay cataracts.
NIH: National Eye Institute
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Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.
Footnotes
[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:
- The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
- The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.