H25 ICD-10-CA category: Senile cataract
H25 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
H25Senile cataract
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in H25
H25 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for H25
As CIHI prints them, with any note H25 takes from the headings above it.
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code from category (E10-E14) with fourth and fifth characters .38 to classify any associated diabetes mellitus.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1)
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• 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)From Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Where H25 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
- 2Block H25-H28Disorders of lens
- 3Category H25Senile cataract
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is H25 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. H25 (Senile cataract) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is H25 in ICD-10-CA?
H25 sits under H25-H28 Disorders of lens, within Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59).
What coding notes apply to H25?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes notes for H25, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.