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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H21.4Pupillary membranes

Not billable — use a more specific code

H21.4 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H21.4

H21.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pupillary membranes. It belongs to category H21 (other disorders of iris and ciliary body), block H15-H22 (disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H21 (other disorders of iris and ciliary body), H21.4 is specifically for pupillary membranes. Related codes cover Hyphema (H21.0), other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body (H21.1), degeneration of iris and ciliary body (H21.2), cyst of iris, ciliary body and anterior chamber (H21.3), other and unspecified adhesions and disruptions of iris and ciliary body (H21.5), other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body (H21.8) and unspecified disorder of iris and ciliary body (H21.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H21.40 (unspecified eye), H21.41 (right eye), H21.42 (left eye) and H21.43 (bilateral).

Don't report H21.4 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: congenital pupillary membranes (Q13.8).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under H21.4

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Iris bombé
  • Pupillary occlusion
  • Pupillary seclusion
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • congenital pupillary membranes (Q13.8)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H21.4.

› From H21 Other disorders of iris and ciliary body
Excludes2

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to H21.4.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about H21.4

Is H21.4 billable?

No. H21.4 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.