FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Partially resolved traumatic cataract
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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
Partially resolved traumatic cataract
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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 ↓
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)
H26.121Partially resolved traumatic cataract, right eyeBillable / specificH26.122Partially resolved traumatic cataract, left eyeBillable / specificH26.123Partially resolved traumatic cataract, bilateralBillable / specificH26.129Partially resolved traumatic cataract, unspecified eyeBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H26.10 | Unspecified traumatic cataract | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.11 | Localized traumatic opacities | Category · further specificity required |
| H26.13 | Total traumatic cataract | Category · further specificity required |
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