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    Appropriate ICD-10 Code for a Mature Cataract


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    Question: What is the appropriate ICD-10 code for a mature cataract?

    Answer: Most local coverage determination policies that include complex cataract surgery may code a mature cataract as one of the following three codes:

    • H25.21 Age-related cataract, morgagnian type (hypermature) right eye, H25.22 left eye, or H25.23 bilateral;
    • H25.811 Combined forms of age-related cataract right eye, H25.812 left eye, or H25.813 bilateral;
    • H25.89 Other age-related cataract.