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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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H25-H28
Disorders of lens
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H25-
Age-related cataract
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25.042
Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- H25.042 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H25.042 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H25.042 - other international versions of ICD-10 H25.042 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- H25.042 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.
The following code(s) above
H25.042 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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- 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
H25.042:
Approximate Synonyms
- Age related left posterior subcapsular polar cataract
- Left age related posterior subcapsular polar cataract
ICD-10-CM H25.042 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):
- 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
- 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc
Convert H25.042 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
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H25.042
H25.03 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.04 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract
H25.042
…… left eye
H25.09 Other age-related incipient cataract
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.