H26.23 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Code first

• underlying glaucoma (H40-H42)

Applies from H26 Other cataract

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital cataract (Q12.0)

Codes under H26.23

• H26.231 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
• H26.232 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
• H26.233 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
• H26.239 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye

Diagnosis Index entries for H26.23

• Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) › complicated › glaucomatous flecks

Nearby codes

• H26.22 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory)
• H26.221 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), right eye
• H26.222 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), left eye
• H26.223 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), bilateral
• H26.229 Cataract secondary to ocular disorders (degenerative) (inflammatory), unspecified eye
• H26.23 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular) (this code)
• H26.231 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
• H26.232 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
• H26.233 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), bilateral
• H26.239 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), unspecified eye
• H26.3 Drug-induced cataract