H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Postprocedural blebitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status (Z98.83)

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 H59.4

• H59.40 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified
• H59.41 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1
• H59.42 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 2
• H59.43 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

Code annotations containing back-references to H59.4

Back-references to H59.4

• Type 1 Excludes: H44.0 Purulent endophthalmitis ("bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H44.1 Other endophthalmitis ("bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T81.4 Infection following a procedure ("bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z98.83 Filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status ("Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb (H59.4-)")

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

• H59.36 Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure
• H59.361 Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure
• H59.362 Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure
• H59.363 Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral
• H59.369 Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure
• H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb (this code)
• H59.40 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified
• H59.41 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1
• H59.42 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 2
• H59.43 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3
• H59.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified