2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25Age-related cataract
H25 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for age-related cataract, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as H25.011, H25.012, H25.013, and H25.019.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Age-related cataractOverview
Non-specific codes like H25 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
H25.0 for Age-related incipient cataract
H25.01 for Cortical age-related cataract
H25.03 for Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.04 for Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.09 for Other age-related incipient cataract
H25.1 for Age-related nuclear cataract
Use H25.10 for Age-related nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
Use H25.11 for Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye
Use H25.12 for Age-related nuclear cataract, left eye
Use H25.13 for Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral
H25.2 for Age-related cataract, morgagnian type
Use H25.20 for Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, unspecified eye
Use H25.21 for Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, right eye
Use H25.22 for Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, left eye
Use H25.23 for Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, bilateral
H25.8 for Other age-related cataract
H25.81 for Combined forms of age-related cataract
Use H25.89 for Other age-related cataract
Use H25.9 for Unspecified age-related cataract
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to H25: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 7. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Senile cataract
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
- 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)
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Patient EducationClinical
Cataract
A cataract is a clouding of the clear lens inside your eye. This cloudiness blocks light from reaching the back of the eye, making it harder to see clearly. A cataract can affect one or both eyes, but it doesn't spread from one eye to the other.
The full article covers:
- What are cataracts?
- What causes cataracts?
- Who is more likely to develop cataracts?
- What are the symptoms of cataracts?
- How are cataracts diagnosed?
- How are cataracts treated?
- Can cataracts be prevented?
Read the full article at MedlinePlus
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Code HistoryHistory
Questions About H25Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for age-related cataract?
H25 is the ICD-10-CM category for age-related cataract, but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.
