FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
H25: Age-related cataract
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Age-related cataract. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
More specific FY2027 codes
- H25.0: Age-related incipient cataractNonbillable heading
- H25.1: Age-related nuclear cataractNonbillable heading
- H25.2: Age-related cataract, morgagnian typeNonbillable heading
- H25.8: Other age-related cataractNonbillable heading
- H25.9: Unspecified age-related cataractBillable code
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Instructional note
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Source: H00-H59 (chapter, inherited).
Instructional note
Senile cataract
Source: H25 (category, direct).
Excludes2
capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)
Source: H25 (category, direct).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does H25 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Age-related cataract. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is H25 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks H25 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does H25 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition