Effective from
- First observed
Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016underlying eye disorder
0 — stage unspecified
1 — mild stage
2 — moderate stage
3 — severe stage
4 — indeterminate stage
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
Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral
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 |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
underlying eye disorder
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code in subcategory H40.5 to designate the stage of glaucoma
0 — stage unspecified
1 — mild stage
2 — moderate stage
3 — severe stage
4 — indeterminate stage
H40.53X0Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, stage unspecifiedBillable / specificH40.53X1Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, mild stageBillable / specificH40.53X2Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, moderate stageBillable / specificH40.53X3Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, severe stageBillable / specificH40.53X4Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, indeterminate stageBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H40.50 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, unspecified eye | Category · further specificity required |
| H40.51 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, right eye | Category · further specificity required |
| H40.52 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, left eye | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗