ICD-10-CM Section · H59-H59
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
88 codes in this section
88
Total Codes
66
Billable
22
Header (Non-Billable)
1
Top-Level Codes
About Section H59
Section H59 (H59-H59) covers intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified. It sits within the Diseases of the eye and adnexa chapter (H00-H59). This section contains 88 ICD-10-CM codes, 66 billable diagnoses you can submit on a claim, and 22 non-billable header codes used to organize the hierarchy.
Codes are organized below by 3-character root. Click the root to see all subcodes underneath it, or click any individual code for full coverage data, payer policies, and linked CPT procedures.
Codes in H59
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H59
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
87 subcodes
| H59.0 | Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery | Header |
| H59.01 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery | Header |
| H59.011 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye | Billable |
| H59.012 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye | Billable |
| H59.013 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.019 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye | Billable |
| H59.02 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery | Header |
| H59.021 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, right eye | Billable |
| H59.022 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye | Billable |
| H59.023 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.029 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, unspecified eye | Billable |
| H59.03 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery | Header |
| H59.031 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, right eye | Billable |
| H59.032 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, left eye | Billable |
| H59.033 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.039 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, unspecified eye | Billable |
| H59.09 | Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery | Header |
| H59.091 | Other disorders of the right eye following cataract surgery | Billable |
| H59.092 | Other disorders of the left eye following cataract surgery | Billable |
| H59.093 | Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.099 | Other disorders of unspecified eye following cataract surgery | Billable |
| H59.1 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure | Header |
| H59.11 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | Header |
| H59.111 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.112 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.113 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.119 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.12 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | Header |
| H59.121 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | Billable |
| H59.122 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | Billable |
| H59.123 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.129 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | Billable |
| H59.2 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure | Header |
| H59.21 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | Header |
| H59.211 | Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.212 | Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.213 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.219 | Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.22 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure | Header |
| H59.221 | Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during other procedure | Billable |
| H59.222 | Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during other procedure | Billable |
| H59.223 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.229 | Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during other procedure | Billable |
| H59.3 | Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure | Header |
| H59.31 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Header |
| H59.311 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.312 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.313 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.319 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.32 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure | Header |
| H59.321 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.322 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.323 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.329 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.33 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Header |
| H59.331 | Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.332 | Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.333 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.339 | Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.34 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure | Header |
| H59.341 | Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.342 | Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.343 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.349 | Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.35 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Header |
| H59.351 | Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.352 | Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.353 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.359 | Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Billable |
| H59.36 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure | Header |
| H59.361 | Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.362 | Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.363 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.369 | Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure | Billable |
| H59.4 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb | Header |
| H59.40 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified | Billable |
| H59.41 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1 | Billable |
| H59.42 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 2 | Billable |
| H59.43 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3 | Billable |
| H59.8 | Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified | Header |
| H59.81 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment | Header |
| H59.811 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, right eye | Billable |
| H59.812 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, left eye | Billable |
| H59.813 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, bilateral | Billable |
| H59.819 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, unspecified eye | Billable |
| H59.88 | Other intraoperative complications of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified | Billable |
| H59.89 | Other postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified | Billable |
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