ICD-10-CM Chapter 7
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Chapter 7 of the 2016 edition of the ICD-10-CM contains ICD codes that cover diseases of the eye and adnexa, in the code range H00-H59.
Code Range | Section Description |
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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 |
Coding Notes for Chapter 7
- Chapter Notes:
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
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Chapter Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period - instead, use Section P04-P96
- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - instead, use Section A00-B99
- Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - instead, use Section O00-O9A
- Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities - instead, use Section Q00-Q99
- Diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) - instead, use code E09.3-
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - instead, use Section E00-E88
- Injury (trauma) of eye and orbit - instead, use code S05.-
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - instead, use Section S00-T88
- Neoplasms - instead, use Section C00-D49
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified - instead, use Section R00-R94
- Syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) - instead, use code A50.01