H28Cataract in diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-10-CM billable/specific code — part of Disorders of lens (H25-H28)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- 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)