Refer to the ICD-10-Cm Official Guidelines I.C.7.a.1 which states: Assign as many codes from category ________, Glaucoma, as needed to identify the type of glaucoma, the affected eye, and the glaucoma stage.

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Category H40, Glaucoma, is the appropriate category for coding glaucoma and as many codes as needed should be assigned to identify the type of glaucoma, the affected eye, and the glaucoma stage.