H26.111 is the authoritative medical code for Localized traumatic opacities, right eye. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for localized traumatic opacities, right eye (ICD-10-CM H26.111), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Localized traumatic opacities, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code H26.111. Excludes1 (not coded here): congenital cataract Q12.0. Use additional code: code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for H26.111 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- congenital cataract Q12.0
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with H26.111?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, H26.111 must not be reported together with: congenital cataract (Q12.0).
Is an additional code needed with H26.111?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code (Chapter 20) to identify external cause.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to H26.111 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- H26 — Other cataract
- H26.0 — Infantile and juvenile cataract
- H26.00 — Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
- H26.001 — Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, right eye
- H26.002 — Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, left eye
- H26.003 — Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, bilateral
- H26.009 — Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract, unspecified eye
- H26.01 — Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract
- H26.011 — Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, right eye
- H26.012 — Infantile and juvenile cortical, lamellar, or zonular cataract, left eye
View all 40 codes in the H26 family