H25 Age-related cataract

Category / Non-billable header 39 subcodes

Block: Disorders of lens (H25-H28)

Includes

  • Senile cataract

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1-)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
H25..0 Age-related incipient cataract No
H25..01 Cortical age-related cataract No
H25..011 Cortical age-related cataract, right eye Yes
H25..012 Cortical age-related cataract, left eye Yes
H25..013 Cortical age-related cataract, bilateral Yes
H25..019 Cortical age-related cataract, unspecified eye Yes
H25..03 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract No
H25..031 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye Yes
H25..032 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye Yes
H25..033 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral Yes
H25..039 Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye Yes
H25..04 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract No
H25..041 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye Yes
H25..042 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye Yes
H25..043 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral Yes
H25..049 Posterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye Yes
H25..09 Other age-related incipient cataract No
H25..091 Other age-related incipient cataract, right eye Yes
H25..092 Other age-related incipient cataract, left eye Yes
H25..093 Other age-related incipient cataract, bilateral Yes
H25..099 Other age-related incipient cataract, unspecified eye Yes
H25..1 Age-related nuclear cataract No
H25..10 Age-related nuclear cataract, unspecified eye Yes
H25..11 Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye Yes
H25..12 Age-related nuclear cataract, left eye Yes
H25..13 Age-related nuclear cataract, bilateral Yes
H25..2 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type No
H25..20 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, unspecified eye Yes
H25..21 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, right eye Yes
H25..22 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, left eye Yes
H25..23 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type, bilateral Yes
H25..8 Other age-related cataract No
H25..81 Combined forms of age-related cataract No
H25..811 Combined forms of age-related cataract, right eye Yes
H25..812 Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye Yes
H25..813 Combined forms of age-related cataract, bilateral Yes
H25..819 Combined forms of age-related cataract, unspecified eye Yes
H25..89 Other age-related cataract Yes
H25..9 Unspecified age-related cataract Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026