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H26.09

Billable

Other infantile and juvenile cataract

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 in a child's eye that doesn't fit into other specific cataract categories.

Coding Tips

  • •This is a catch-all code for infantile and juvenile cataracts not classified elsewhere; review documentation for more specific cataract types first
  • •Ensure the cataract is documented as occurring in infancy or childhood to justify this code

Code Hierarchy

└H26Other cataract└H26.0Infantile and juvenile cataract└H26.09Other infantile and juvenile cataract
└H26.09Other infantile and juvenile cataract

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