Diseases of the eye and adnexa - H00-H59

Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (Accessory Structures) - Chapter H deals with eye-related disorders, including cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal disorders.

 Chapter Notes

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

 Type 2 Excludes

  • 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)

 Codes

  • H00-H05 - Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
  • H10-H11 - Disorders of conjunctiva
  • H15-H22 - Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body
  • H25-H28 - Disorders of lens
  • H30-H36 - Disorders of choroid and retina
  • H40-H42 - Glaucoma
  • H43-H44 - Disorders of vitreous body and globe
  • H46-H47 - Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
  • H49-H52 - Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction
  • H53-H54 - Visual disturbances and blindness
  • H55-H57 - Other disorders of eye and adnexa
  • H59 - Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified