Chapter: 7. Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)

endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)

injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

neoplasms (C00-D49)

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Section List

Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)

Disorders of conjunctiva (H10-H11)

Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (H15-H22)

Disorders of lens (H25-H28)

Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36)

Glaucoma (H40-H42)

Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)

Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways (H46-H47)

Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52)

Visual disturbances and blindness (H53-H54)

Other disorders of eye and adnexa (H55-H57)

Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59)