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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H25.0 Senile incipient cataract

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H25.0 is the ICD-10 code for Senile incipient cataract. It is a four-character subcategory of H25 (Senile cataract), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H25–H28 (Disorders of lens) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H25.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Senile cataract:
    • coronary
    • cortical
    • punctate
  • Subcapsular polar senile cataract (anterior)(posterior)
  • Water clefts

H25.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H25.0Senil incipient katarakt

NorwayICD-10-NO

H25.0Begynnende aldersbetinget grå stær

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH250Begyndende aldersbetinget grå stær

  • DH250BBagre polstær
  • DH250EForreste polstær
FinlandICD-10-FI

H25.0Alkava vanhuudenkaihi

GermanyICD-10-GM

H25.0Cataracta senilis incipiens

FranceICD-10-FR

H25.0Cataracte incipiente sénile

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H25.0cataracta senilis incipiens

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H25.011Cortical age-related cataract, right eye
  • H25.012Cortical age-related cataract, left eye
  • H25.013Cortical age-related cataract, bilateral
  • H25.019Cortical age-related cataract, unspecified eye
  • H25.031Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, right eye
  • H25.032Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, left eye
  • H25.033Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, bilateral
  • H25.039Anterior subcapsular polar age-related cataract, unspecified eye
  • and 8 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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