FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016congenital cataract (Q12.0)
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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
Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile 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 |
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
congenital cataract (Q12.0)
H26.051Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eyeBillable / specificH26.052Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eyeBillable / specificH26.053Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateralBillable / specificH26.059Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eyeBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H26.00 | Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.01 | Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.03 | Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.04 | Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.06 | Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.09 | Other infantile and juvenile cataract | Billable / specific |
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