ICD-10-CM Code H26.04
Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H26.04 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H26.04 that describes the diagnosis 'anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract' in more detail.
- H26.04 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H26.041 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
- BILLABLE H26.042 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
- BILLABLE H26.043 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
- BILLABLE H26.049 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
The ICD code H26 is used to code Cataract
A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision. It can affect one or both eyes. Often it develops slowly. Symptoms may include faded colors, blurry vision, halos around light, trouble with bright lights, and trouble seeing at night. This may result in trouble driving, reading, or recognizing faces. Poor vision may also result in an increased risk of falling and depression. Cataracts are the cause of half of blindness and 33% of visual impairment worldwide.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D002386 |
ICD 9 Code: | 366 |
Magnified view of a cataract seen on examination with a slit lamp
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H26.04 - Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract'
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Parent Code: H26.0 - Infantile and juvenile cataract