Other cataract (H26)

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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.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • congenital cataract Q12.0
  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59)

    • Disorders of lens (H25-H28)

        • Other cataract (H26)

        • H26 Other cataract
        • H26.0 Infantile and juvenile cataract
        • H26.00 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
        • H26.001 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
        • H26.002 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
        • H26.003 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
        • H26.009 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.01 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract
        • H26.011 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye
        • H26.012 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye
        • H26.013 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral
        • H26.019 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.03 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract
        • H26.031 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye
        • H26.032 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye
        • H26.033 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral
        • H26.039 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.04 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
        • H26.041 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
        • H26.042 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
        • H26.043 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
        • H26.049 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.05 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
        • H26.051 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
        • H26.052 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
        • H26.053 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
        • H26.059 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.06 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract
        • H26.061 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
        • H26.062 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
        • H26.063 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
        • H26.069 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.09 Other infantile and juvenile cataract
        • H26.1 Traumatic cataract
        • H26.10 Unspecified traumatic cataract
        • H26.101 Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye
        • H26.102 Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye
        • H26.103 Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral
        • H26.109 Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.11 Localized traumatic opacities
        • H26.111 Localized traumatic opacities, right eye
        • H26.112 Localized traumatic opacities, left eye
        • H26.113 Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral
        • H26.119 Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye
        • H26.12 Partially resolved traumatic cataract
        • H26.121 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye
        • H26.122 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye
        • H26.123 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral
        • H26.129 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.13 Total traumatic cataract
        • H26.131 Total traumatic cataract, right eye
        • H26.132 Total traumatic cataract, left eye
        • H26.133 Total traumatic cataract, bilateral
        • H26.139 Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.2 Complicated cataract
        • H26.20 Unspecified complicated cataract
        • H26.21 Cataract with neovascularization
        • H26.211 Cataract with neovascularization, right eye
        • H26.212 Cataract with neovascularization, left eye
        • H26.213 Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral
        • H26.219 Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye
        • H26.22 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)
        • H26.221 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye
        • H26.222 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye
        • H26.223 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral
        • H26.229 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye
        • H26.23 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)
        • H26.231 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
        • H26.232 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
        • H26.233 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
        • H26.239 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye
        • H26.3 Drug-induced cataract
        • H26.30 Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.31 Drug-induced cataract, right eye
        • H26.32 Drug-induced cataract, left eye
        • H26.33 Drug-induced cataract, bilateral
        • H26.4 Secondary cataract
        • H26.40 Unspecified secondary cataract
        • H26.41 Soemmering's ring
        • H26.411 Soemmering's ring, right eye
        • H26.412 Soemmering's ring, left eye
        • H26.413 Soemmering's ring, bilateral
        • H26.419 Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye
        • H26.49 Other secondary cataract
        • H26.491 Other secondary cataract, right eye
        • H26.492 Other secondary cataract, left eye
        • H26.493 Other secondary cataract, bilateral
        • H26.499 Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye
        • H26.8 Other specified cataract
        • H26.9 Unspecified cataract