ICD-10-CM — Chapter 7

Diseases of the eye and adnexa - Includes codes related to Glaucoma, blindness and other symptoms or disorders of the eye and adnexa.

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Diseases of the eye and adnexa

- Includes codes related to Glaucoma, blindness and other symptoms or disorders of the eye and adnexa.

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

Excludes2

  • 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)
Expand All Chapter #7 contains the following ICD-10-CM sections:

Excludes2

  • H00 Hordeolum and chalazion

  • H01 Other inflammation of eyelid

  • H02 Other disorders of eyelid

  • H04 Disorders of lacrimal system

  • H05 Disorders of orbit

  • H10 Conjunctivitis

  • H11 Other disorders of conjunctiva

  • H15 Disorders of sclera

  • H16 Keratitis

  • H17 Corneal scars and opacities

  • H18 Other disorders of cornea

  • H20 Iridocyclitis

  • H21 Other disorders of iris and ciliary body

  • H22 Disorders of iris and ciliary body in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H25 Age-related cataract

    Inclusion term(s):

    • Senile cataract
  • H26 Other cataract

  • H27 Other disorders of lens

  • H28 Cataract in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H30 Chorioretinal inflammation

  • H31 Other disorders of choroid

  • H32 Chorioretinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H33 Retinal detachments and breaks

  • H34 Retinal vascular occlusions

  • H35 Other retinal disorders

  • H36 Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H40 Glaucoma

  • H42 Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H43 Disorders of vitreous body

  • H44 Disorders of globe

  • H46 Optic neuritis

  • H47 Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways

Excludes2

  • nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
  • H49 Paralytic strabismus

  • H50 Other strabismus

  • H51 Other disorders of binocular movement

  • H52 Disorders of refraction and accommodation

  • H53 Visual disturbances

  • H54 Blindness and low vision

    Note: For definition of visual impairment categories see table below

  • H55 Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements

  • H57 Other disorders of eye and adnexa

  • H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified