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H40.21 - Acute angle-closure glaucoma


The ICD 10 Code for Acute angle-closure glaucoma is listed as H40.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H40.21
Description: Acute angle-closure glaucoma
  • Acute angle-closure glaucoma attack
  • Acute angle-closure glaucoma crisis
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Glaucoma (H40-H42)
Parent H40.2 - Primary angle-closure glaucoma
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H40.21:
H40.211 - Acute angle-closure glaucoma, right eye
H40.212 - Acute angle-closure glaucoma, left eye
H40.213 - Acute angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral
H40.219 - Acute angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H40.21:
H40.20 - Unspecified primary angle-closure glaucoma
H40.22 - Chronic angle-closure glaucoma
H40.23 - Intermittent angle-closure glaucoma
H40.24 - Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma