H25.1Non-billable
Age-related nuclear cataract
Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Inclusion Terms
2 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Cataracta brunescens
- •Nuclear sclerosis cataract
Coding Guidance
H25.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for age related cataract
age related cataract
View TemplatesAge-Related Cataract
View documentation for cataract
cataract
View TemplatesCataract
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
1 item
Inclusion Terms
From H25:
- •Senile cataract
Excludes2
12 items
Excludes2
From H00-H59:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •
- •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)
- •
Notes
1 item
Notes
From H00-H59:
- •Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition