H26.22
Header — not billableCataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)
The ICD-10 code for cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory) is H26.22.
H26.22 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
- associated ocular disorder
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H26.22
- H26.221Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye
- H26.222Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye
- H26.223Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral
- H26.229Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye
Related codes in this category
- H26.20Unspecified complicated cataract
- H26.21Cataract with neovascularizationnon-billable header
- H26.23Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)non-billable header
- H26.22Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)non-billable header