H26.3 Drug-induced cataract

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Toxic cataract

Use additional code

• code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Applies from H26 Other cataract

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital cataract (Q12.0)

Codes under H26.3

• H26.30 Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye
• H26.31 Drug-induced cataract, right eye
• H26.32 Drug-induced cataract, left eye
• H26.33 Drug-induced cataract, bilateral

Diagnosis Index entries for H26.3

• Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) › drug-induced

Nearby codes

• H26.23 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)
• 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 (this code)
• H26.30 Drug-induced cataract, unspecified eye
• H26.31 Drug-induced cataract, right eye
• H26.32 Drug-induced cataract, left eye
• H26.33 Drug-induced cataract, bilateral
• H26.4 Secondary cataract