H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• mechanical complication of intraocular lens (T85.2)
• mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.3)
• pseudophakia (Z96.1)
• secondary cataracts (H26.4-)

Applies from H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1 (never code together)

• mechanical complication of intraocular lens (T85.2)
• mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.3)
• pseudophakia (Z96.1)
• secondary cataracts (H26.4-)

Codes under H59

• H59.0 Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery
• H59.1 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure
• H59.2 Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure
• H59.3 Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure
• H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb
• H59.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

Code annotations containing back-references to H59

Back-references to H59

• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")

Back-references to H59

• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")

Nearby codes

• H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (this code)
• H59.0 Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery
• H59.01 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery
• H59.011 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye
• H59.012 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye
• H59.013 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral