H40.3 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Code also

• underlying condition

7th character note

• One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code in subcategory H40.3 to designate the stage of glaucoma

7th character required

• 0 — stage unspecified
• 1 — mild stage
• 2 — moderate stage
• 3 — severe stage
• 4 — indeterminate stage

Applies from H40 Glaucoma

Excludes1 (never code together)

• absolute glaucoma (H44.51-)
• congenital glaucoma (Q15.0)
• traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury (P15.3)

Codes under H40.3

• H40.30 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye
• H40.31 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, right eye
• H40.32 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, left eye
• H40.33 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H40.3

Back-references to H40

• Use Additional: E08.39 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other diabetic ophthalmic complication ("diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)")
• Use Additional: E09.39 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication ("diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)")
• Use Additional: E10.39 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication ("diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)")
• Use Additional: E11.39 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication ("diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)")
• Use Additional: E13.39 Other specified diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication ("diabetic glaucoma (H40-H42)")
• Code First: H26.23 Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular) ("underlying glaucoma (H40-H42)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H40.3

• Glaucoma › secondary (to) › trauma

Nearby codes

• H40.24 Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma
• H40.241 Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, right eye
• H40.242 Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, left eye
• H40.243 Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral
• H40.249 Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye
• H40.3 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma (this code)
• H40.30 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye
• H40.30X0 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified
• H40.30X1 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, mild stage
• H40.30X2 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, moderate stage
• H40.30X3 Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, severe stage