H28
Cataract in diseases classified elsewhere
Billable
Chapter: 7. Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Section: H25-H28 - Disorders of lens
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with H28
- cataract in diabetes mellitus (E08.36, E09.36, E10.36, E11.36, E13.36)
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- hypoparathyroidism (E20.-)
- myotonia (G71.1-)
- myxedema (E03.-)
- protein-calorie malnutrition (E40-E46)
