H25.89

H25.89: Other age-related cataract

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H25.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other age-related cataract. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H25.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H25.89

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H25: Age-related cataract

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H25.89 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56453Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
A56544Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
A56549Billing and Coding: Ophthalmic Biometry for Intraocular Lens Power Calculation
A56613Billing and Coding: Cataract Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cataract›senile›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H25.8

H25.81Combined forms of age-related cataract