H26.109
Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
BillableComplete code, valid to report
H26.109 (also written H26109) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 69 codes in category H26 (Other cataract). Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 11 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Inherited from H26.1 Traumatic cataract
- code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
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