Alphabetic Index FY2027

H25.04

Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract

FY2027Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa/H25–H28 Disorders of lens

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

H25.04 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H25.041 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye; H25.042 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye; H25.043 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral and H25.049 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye. Its coding notes include 12 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from H25 Age-related cataract
  • capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • 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)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry

More specific codes under H25.04 4