H59.43 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Bleb endophthalmitis

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 H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb

Applicable to

• Postprocedural blebitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 379.63 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

Code annotations containing back-references to H59.43

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H59.43

• Bleb (s) › endophthalmitis
• Bleb (s) › inflamed (infected), postprocedural › stage 3
• Blebitis, postprocedural › stage 3

Nearby codes

• H59.369 Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure
• H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb
• 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 (this code)
• H59.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
• H59.81 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment
• H59.811 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, right eye
• H59.812 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, left eye
• H59.813 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, bilateral