H59.119 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

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-)

Applies from H59.1 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure

Excludes1 (never code together)

• intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa due to accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure (H59.2-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 919-921 in MDC 21.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 998.11 Hemorrhage complicating a procedure (approximate)
• 998.12 Hematoma complicating a procedure (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to H59.119

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

• H59.1 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure
• H59.11 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure
• H59.111 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure
• H59.112 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure
• H59.113 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
• H59.119 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure (this code)
• H59.12 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure
• H59.121 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating other procedure
• H59.122 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating other procedure
• H59.123 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure, bilateral
• H59.129 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating other procedure