Chapter VII of ICD-10 is titled “Diseases of the eye and adnexa”. It spans codes H00–H59, in 11 blocks.
What Chapter VII excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period P00-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O00-O99
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases E00-E90
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes S00-T98
- neoplasms C00-D48
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified R00-R99
Blocks in Chapter VII
- H00–H06Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit7 categories
- H10–H13Disorders of conjunctiva3 categories
- H15–H22Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body8 categories
- H25–H28Disorders of lens4 categories
- H30–H36Disorders of choroid and retina7 categories
- H40–H42Glaucoma2 categories
- H43–H45Disorders of vitreous body and globe3 categories
- H46–H48Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways3 categories
- H49–H52Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction4 categories
- H53–H54Visual disturbances and blindness2 categories
- H55–H59Other disorders of eye and adnexa4 categories
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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