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H26.049

H26.049: Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H26.049 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H26.049

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H26: Other cataract

  • congenital cataract (Q12.0)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H26.049 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H26.04

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.