H26.1 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic cataract. It is a four-character subcategory of H26 (Other 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
Coding notes
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify cause.
H26.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H26.1Traumatisk katarakt
H26.1Traumatisk katarakt
DH261Traumatisk grå stær
H26.1Vammakaihi
H26.1Cataracta traumatica
H26.1Cataracte traumatique
H26.1traumatisch cataract
Listed through more specific codes:
- H26.101Unspecified traumatic cataract, right eye
- H26.102Unspecified traumatic cataract, left eye
- H26.103Unspecified traumatic cataract, bilateral
- H26.109Unspecified traumatic cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.111Localized traumatic opacities, right eye
- H26.112Localized traumatic opacities, left eye
- H26.113Localized traumatic opacities, bilateral
- H26.119Localized traumatic opacities, 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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