H26.01
Header — not billableInfantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract
The ICD-10 code for infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract is H26.01.
H26.01 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H26.01
- H26.011Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye
- H26.012Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye
- H26.013Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, bilateral
- H26.019Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, unspecified eye
Related codes in this category
- H26.00Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataractnon-billable header
- H26.03Infantile and juvenile nuclear cataractnon-billable header
- H26.04Anterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataractnon-billable header
- H26.05Posterior subcapsular polar infantile and juvenile cataractnon-billable header
- H26.06Combined forms of infantile and juvenile cataractnon-billable header
- H26.09Other infantile and juvenile cataract
- H26.01Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataractnon-billable header