H25Senile cataract
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use H25 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter VII
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Group H25-H28
- Disorders of lens
- Official Vietnamese name
- Đục thể thủy tinh tuổi già
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: capsular glaucoma with pseudoexfoliation of lens (H40.1)
Related H25 codes
H25.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Senile incipient cataract
H25.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Senile nuclear cataract
H25.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Senile cataract, morgagnian type
H25.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other senile cataract
H25.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Senile cataract, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
