ICD-10-CM category H40: Glaucoma
Category H40 is a heading in chapter 7 (Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)), section Glaucoma (H40-H42). It is not billable; report one of the 252 complete codes below.
Notes that apply to every H40 code
- Excludes1 (never coded together)
- absolute glaucoma (H44.51-)
- congenital glaucoma (Q15.0)
- traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury (P15.3)
Billable codes in H40
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| H40.001 | Preglaucoma, unspecified, right eye |
| H40.002 | Preglaucoma, unspecified, left eye |
| H40.003 | Preglaucoma, unspecified, bilateral |
| H40.009 | Preglaucoma, unspecified, unspecified eye |
| H40.011 | Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, right eye |
| H40.012 | Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, left eye |
| H40.013 | Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, bilateral |
| H40.019 | Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, unspecified eye |
| H40.021 | Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, right eye |
| H40.022 | Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, left eye |
| H40.023 | Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, bilateral |
| H40.029 | Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, unspecified eye |
| H40.031 | Anatomical narrow angle, right eye |
| H40.032 | Anatomical narrow angle, left eye |
| H40.033 | Anatomical narrow angle, bilateral |
| H40.039 | Anatomical narrow angle, unspecified eye |
| H40.041 | Steroid responder, right eye |
| H40.042 | Steroid responder, left eye |
| H40.043 | Steroid responder, bilateral |
| H40.049 | Steroid responder, unspecified eye |
| H40.051 | Ocular hypertension, right eye |
| H40.052 | Ocular hypertension, left eye |
| H40.053 | Ocular hypertension, bilateral |
| H40.059 | Ocular hypertension, unspecified eye |
| H40.061 | Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, right eye |
| H40.062 | Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, left eye |
| H40.063 | Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, bilateral |
| H40.069 | Primary angle closure without glaucoma damage, unspecified eye |
| H40.10X0 | Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, stage unspecified |
| H40.10X1 | Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, mild stage |
| H40.10X2 | Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, moderate stage |
| H40.10X3 | Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, severe stage |
| H40.10X4 | Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1110 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1111 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.1112 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1113 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.1114 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1120 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1121 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.1122 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1123 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.1124 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1130 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.1131 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.1132 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.1133 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.1134 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1190 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1191 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.1192 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1193 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.1194 | Primary open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1210 | Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1211 | Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.1212 | Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1213 | Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.1214 | Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1220 | Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1221 | Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.1222 | Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1223 | Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.1224 | Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1230 | Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.1231 | Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.1232 | Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.1233 | Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.1234 | Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1290 | Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1291 | Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.1292 | Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1293 | Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.1294 | Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1310 | Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1311 | Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.1312 | Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1313 | Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.1314 | Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1320 | Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1321 | Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.1322 | Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1323 | Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.1324 | Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1330 | Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.1331 | Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.1332 | Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.1333 | Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.1334 | Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1390 | Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1391 | Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.1392 | Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1393 | Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.1394 | Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1410 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1411 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.1412 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1413 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.1414 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1420 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1421 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.1422 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1423 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.1424 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1430 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.1431 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.1432 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.1433 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.1434 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.1490 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.1491 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.1492 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.1493 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.1494 | Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.151 | Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, right eye |
| H40.152 | Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, left eye |
| H40.153 | Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, bilateral |
| H40.159 | Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye |
| H40.20X0 | Unspecified primary angle-closure glaucoma, stage unspecified |
| H40.20X1 | Unspecified primary angle-closure glaucoma, mild stage |
| H40.20X2 | Unspecified primary angle-closure glaucoma, moderate stage |
| H40.20X3 | Unspecified primary angle-closure glaucoma, severe stage |
| H40.20X4 | Unspecified primary angle-closure glaucoma, indeterminate stage |
| H40.211 | Acute angle-closure glaucoma, right eye |
| H40.212 | Acute angle-closure glaucoma, left eye |
| H40.213 | Acute angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral |
| H40.219 | Acute angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye |
| H40.2210 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.2211 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.2212 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.2213 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.2214 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.2220 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.2221 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.2222 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.2223 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.2224 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.2230 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.2231 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.2232 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.2233 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.2234 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.2290 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.2291 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.2292 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.2293 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.2294 | Chronic angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.231 | Intermittent angle-closure glaucoma, right eye |
| H40.232 | Intermittent angle-closure glaucoma, left eye |
| H40.233 | Intermittent angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral |
| H40.239 | Intermittent angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye |
| H40.241 | Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, right eye |
| H40.242 | Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, left eye |
| H40.243 | Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral |
| H40.249 | Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye |
| H40.30X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.30X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.30X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.30X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.30X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.31X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.31X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.31X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.31X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.31X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.32X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.32X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.32X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.32X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.32X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.33X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.33X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.33X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.33X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.33X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye trauma, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.40X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.40X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.40X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.40X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.40X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.41X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.41X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.41X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.41X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.41X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.42X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.42X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.42X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.42X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.42X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.43X0 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.43X1 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.43X2 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.43X3 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.43X4 | Glaucoma secondary to eye inflammation, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.50X0 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.50X1 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.50X2 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.50X3 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.50X4 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.51X0 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.51X1 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.51X2 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.51X3 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.51X4 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.52X0 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.52X1 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.52X2 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.52X3 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.52X4 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.53X0 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.53X1 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.53X2 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.53X3 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.53X4 | Glaucoma secondary to other eye disorders, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.60X0 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, unspecified eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.60X1 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, unspecified eye, mild stage |
| H40.60X2 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, unspecified eye, moderate stage |
| H40.60X3 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, unspecified eye, severe stage |
| H40.60X4 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.61X0 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, right eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.61X1 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, right eye, mild stage |
| H40.61X2 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, right eye, moderate stage |
| H40.61X3 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, right eye, severe stage |
| H40.61X4 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, right eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.62X0 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, left eye, stage unspecified |
| H40.62X1 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, left eye, mild stage |
| H40.62X2 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, left eye, moderate stage |
| H40.62X3 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, left eye, severe stage |
| H40.62X4 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, left eye, indeterminate stage |
| H40.63X0 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, stage unspecified |
| H40.63X1 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, mild stage |
| H40.63X2 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, moderate stage |
| H40.63X3 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, severe stage |
| H40.63X4 | Glaucoma secondary to drugs, bilateral, indeterminate stage |
| H40.811 | Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, right eye |
| H40.812 | Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, left eye |
| H40.813 | Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, bilateral |
| H40.819 | Glaucoma with increased episcleral venous pressure, unspecified eye |
| H40.821 | Hypersecretion glaucoma, right eye |
| H40.822 | Hypersecretion glaucoma, left eye |
| H40.823 | Hypersecretion glaucoma, bilateral |
| H40.829 | Hypersecretion glaucoma, unspecified eye |
| H40.831 | Aqueous misdirection, right eye |
| H40.832 | Aqueous misdirection, left eye |
| H40.833 | Aqueous misdirection, bilateral |
| H40.839 | Aqueous misdirection, unspecified eye |
| H40.841 | Neovascular secondary angle closure glaucoma, right eye |
| H40.842 | Neovascular secondary angle closure glaucoma, left eye |
| H40.843 | Neovascular secondary angle closure glaucoma, bilateral |
| H40.849 | Neovascular secondary angle closure glaucoma, unspecified eye |
| H40.89 | Other specified glaucoma |
| H40.9 | Unspecified glaucoma |
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