FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Traumatic cataract
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause
congenital cataract (Q12.0)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Traumatic cataract
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
congenital cataract (Q12.0)
H26.10Unspecified traumatic cataractCategory · further specificity requiredH26.11Localized traumatic opacitiesCategory · further specificity requiredH26.12Partially resolved traumatic cataractCategory · further specificity requiredH26.13Total traumatic cataractCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H26.0 | Infantile and juvenile cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.2 | Complicated cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.3 | Drug-induced cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.4 | Secondary cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.8 | Other specified cataract | Billable / specific |
| H26.9 | Unspecified cataract | Billable / specific |
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