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

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25.04

Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract

2016

2017

2018

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H25.04 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM H25.04 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H25.04 - other international versions of ICD-10 H25.04 may differ.

The following code(s) above H25.04 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
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H25.04:

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

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H25.04:

Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) H26.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H26.9
Unspecified cataract
- senile H25.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25.9
  Unspecified age-related cataract
  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
  - subcapsular polar (anterior) H25.03-
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25.03-
    Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
    2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    - posterior H25.04-

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H25.04

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

H25.1 Age-related nuclear cataract

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