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H26.062

Billable

Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A clouding of the lens that develops in childhood with multiple types of opacity patterns occurring together on the left eye only.

Coding Tips

  • •This code indicates mixed or combined cataract morphology; document which specific types are present
  • •Confirm left eye laterality is documented; if bilateral, use H26.063 instead

Code Hierarchy

└H26Other cataract└H26.0Infantile and juvenile cataract└H26.06Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract└H26.062Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
└H26.062Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye

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