2,667 codes
Unacceptable principal diagnosis codes
Codes that describe a circumstance influencing health status rather than a current illness, so they are unacceptable as the principal diagnosis for an inpatient stay. Source: Medicare Code Editor (MCE) v44, effective October 1, 2026.
Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- H16.9Unspecified keratitis
- H36.811Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
- H36.812Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye
- H36.813Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral
- H36.819Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye
- H36.821Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
- H36.822Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye
- H36.823Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral
- H36.829Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye
- H40.1210Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1211Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
- H40.1212Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
- H40.1213Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
- H40.1214Low-tension glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
- H40.1220Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1221Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, mild stage
- H40.1222Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage
- H40.1223Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, severe stage
- H40.1224Low-tension glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage
- H40.1230Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified
- H40.1231Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage
- H40.1232Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage
- H40.1233Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage
- H40.1234Low-tension glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage
- H40.1290Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1291Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, mild stage
- H40.1292Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, moderate stage
- H40.1293Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, severe stage
- H40.1294Low-tension glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage
- H40.1310Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1311Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, mild stage
- H40.1312Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, moderate stage
- H40.1313Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, severe stage
- H40.1314Pigmentary glaucoma, right eye, indeterminate stage
- H40.1320Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1321Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, mild stage
- H40.1322Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, moderate stage
- H40.1323Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, severe stage
- H40.1324Pigmentary glaucoma, left eye, indeterminate stage
- H40.1330Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, stage unspecified
- H40.1331Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage
- H40.1332Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage
- H40.1333Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage
- H40.1334Pigmentary glaucoma, bilateral, indeterminate stage
- H40.1390Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, stage unspecified
- H40.1391Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, mild stage
- H40.1392Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, moderate stage
- H40.1393Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, severe stage
- H40.1394Pigmentary glaucoma, unspecified eye, indeterminate stage
- H40.151Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, right eye
- H40.152Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, left eye
- H40.153Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, bilateral
- H40.159Residual stage of open-angle glaucoma, unspecified eye
- H54.7Unspecified visual loss
- H57.9Unspecified disorder of eye and adnexa