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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 H25.21
Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, right eye
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- H25.21 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 H25.21 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H25.21 - other international versions of ICD-10 H25.21 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- H25.21 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.
The following code(s) above
H25.21 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
H25.21:
- H00-H59
2020 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexaNote- 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)
- H25
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25
Age-related cataract
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
- H25.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H25.2
Age-related cataract, morgagnian type
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Age-related hypermature cataract
- Age related right hypermature cataract
- Right age related hypermature cataract
- Right morgagnian cataract
ICD-10-CM H25.21 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 H25.21 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 H25.21
H25.1 Age-related nuclear cataract
H25.2 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type
H25.21
…… right eye
H25.8 Other age-related cataract
H25.81 Combined forms of age-related cataract
H25.89 Other age-related cataract
H25.9 Unspecified age-related cataract
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
