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Other cataract
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H26.059
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H26.059
Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code Pediatric Dx (0-17 years)
- H26.059 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Post subcapsular polar infantile and juv cataract, unsp eye
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H26.059 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H26.059 - other international versions of ICD-10 H26.059 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- H26.059 is applicable to pediatric patients aged 0 - 17 years inclusive.
The following code(s) above
H26.059 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
H26.059:
Approximate Synonyms
- Posterior subcapsular polar cataract
ICD-10-CM H26.059 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
- 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
- 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc
Convert H26.059 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
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H26.059
H26.04 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.05 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.059
…… unspecified eye
H26.06 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.09 Other infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.10 Unspecified traumatic cataract
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.