H26 Other cataract

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Other cataract is H26 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
H25-H28: Disorders of lens (H25-H28)
Category H26
90 codes (69 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with H26.
  • congenital cataract (Q12.0)

Official Coding Guidelines

Glaucoma (TOC entry)

a. Glaucoma .............................................................................................................................. 48

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.7.a
Assigning glaucoma codes (use as many H40 codes as needed)

Assign as many codes from category H40, Glaucoma, as needed to identify the type of glaucoma, the affected eye, and the glaucoma stage.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.7.a.1

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

H26.0 Infantile and juvenile cataract H26.1 Traumatic cataract H26.2 Complicated cataract H26.3 Drug-induced cataract H26.4 Secondary cataract H26.8 Other specified cataract H26.9 Unspecified cataract

All Codes in H26

Every most-specific code under H26 Other cataract (69 codes):

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H26.001 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye H26.002 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye H26.003 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral H26.009 Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye H26.011 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye H26.012 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye H26.013 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral H26.019 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye H26.031 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye H26.032 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye H26.033 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral H26.039 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye H26.041 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye H26.042 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye H26.043 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral H26.049 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye H26.051 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye H26.052 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye H26.053 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral H26.059 Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye H26.061 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye H26.062 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye H26.063 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral H26.069 Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye H26.09 Other infantile and juvenile cataract H26.101 Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye H26.102 Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye H26.103 Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral H26.109 Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye H26.111 Localized traumatic opacities, right eye H26.112 Localized traumatic opacities, left eye H26.113 Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral H26.119 Localized traumatic opacities, unspecified eye H26.121 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eye H26.122 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eye H26.123 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateral H26.129 Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eye H26.131 Total traumatic cataract, right eye H26.132 Total traumatic cataract, left eye H26.133 Total traumatic cataract, bilateral H26.139 Total traumatic cataract, unspecified eye H26.20 Unspecified complicated cataract H26.211 Cataract with neovascularization, right eye H26.212 Cataract with neovascularization, left eye H26.213 Cataract with neovascularization, bilateral H26.219 Cataract with neovascularization, unspecified eye H26.221 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye H26.222 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye H26.223 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral H26.229 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye H26.231 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye H26.232 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye H26.233 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral H26.239 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye H26.30 Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye H26.31 Drug-induced cataract, right eye H26.32 Drug-induced cataract, left eye H26.33 Drug-induced cataract, bilateral H26.40 Unspecified secondary cataract H26.411 Soemmering's ring, right eye H26.412 Soemmering's ring, left eye H26.413 Soemmering's ring, bilateral H26.419 Soemmering's ring, unspecified eye H26.491 Other secondary cataract, right eye H26.492 Other secondary cataract, left eye H26.493 Other secondary cataract, bilateral H26.499 Other secondary cataract, unspecified eye H26.8 Other specified cataract H26.9 Unspecified cataract
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