ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H25-H28 Disorders of lens
H25- Age-related cataract

2017/18 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25.039

Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye

2016

2017

2018

Billable/Specific Code

Adult Dx (15-124 years)

H25.039 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unsp eye
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM H25.039 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H25.039 - other international versions of ICD-10 H25.039 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

H25.039 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.

The following code(s) above H25.039 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
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that may be applicable to H25.039:

H00-H59
2018 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases 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
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)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H25
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25
Age-related cataract
Applicable To
- Senile cataract
Type 2 Excludes
- capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
Age-related cataract

Approximate Synonyms

Anterior subcapsular polar cataract, both eyes
Anterior subcapsular polar senile cataract

ICD-10-CM H25.039 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc

Convert H25.039 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H25.039

H25.0 Age-related incipient cataract

H25.01 Cortical age-related cataract

H25.011 …… right eye

H25.012 …… left eye

H25.013 …… bilateral

H25.019 …… unspecified eye

H25.03 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract

H25.031 …… right eye

H25.032 …… left eye

H25.033 …… bilateral

H25.039 …… unspecified eye

H25.04 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract

H25.041 …… right eye

H25.042 …… left eye

H25.043 …… bilateral

H25.049 …… unspecified eye

H25.09 Other age-related incipient cataract

H25.091 …… right eye

H25.092 …… left eye

H25.093 …… bilateral

H25.099 …… unspecified eye

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2017/18 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25.039

Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Age-related cataract