H26.039 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H26 Other cataract

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital cataract (Q12.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 366.04 Nuclear cataract (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Pediatric diagnoses (age 0 through 17): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 0 through 17.

Nearby codes

• H26.019 Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye
• H26.03 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract
• H26.031 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, right eye
• H26.032 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, left eye
• H26.033 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, bilateral
• H26.039 Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataract, unspecified eye (this code)
• H26.04 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract
• H26.041 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
• H26.042 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
• H26.043 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
• H26.049 Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye