ICD-10-CM · Chapter 7 · H00-H59
H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded 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-)
Subcodes
Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H59..0 | Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery | No |
| H59..01 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery | No |
| H59..011 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye | Yes |
| H59..012 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye | Yes |
| H59..013 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..019 | Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H59..02 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery | No |
| H59..021 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, right eye | Yes |
| H59..022 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye | Yes |
| H59..023 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..029 | Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H59..03 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery | No |
| H59..031 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, right eye | Yes |
| H59..032 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, left eye | Yes |
| H59..033 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..039 | Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H59..09 | Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery | No |
| H59..091 | Other disorders of the right eye following cataract surgery | Yes |
| H59..092 | Other disorders of the left eye following cataract surgery | Yes |
| H59..093 | Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..099 | Other disorders of unspecified eye following cataract surgery | Yes |
| H59..1 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure | No |
| H59..11 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | No |
| H59..111 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..112 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..113 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..119 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..12 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | No |
| H59..121 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | Yes |
| H59..122 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | Yes |
| H59..123 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..129 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating other procedure | Yes |
| H59..2 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure | No |
| H59..21 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | No |
| H59..211 | Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..212 | Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..213 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..219 | Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..22 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure | No |
| H59..221 | Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during other procedure | Yes |
| H59..222 | Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during other procedure | Yes |
| H59..223 | Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..229 | Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during other procedure | Yes |
| H59..3 | Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure | No |
| H59..31 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | No |
| H59..311 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..312 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..313 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..319 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..32 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure | No |
| H59..321 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..322 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..323 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..329 | Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..33 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | No |
| H59..331 | Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..332 | Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..333 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..339 | Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..34 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure | No |
| H59..341 | Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..342 | Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..343 | Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..349 | Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..35 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | No |
| H59..351 | Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..352 | Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..353 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..359 | Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure | Yes |
| H59..36 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure | No |
| H59..361 | Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..362 | Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..363 | Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..369 | Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure | Yes |
| H59..4 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb | No |
| H59..40 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified | Yes |
| H59..41 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1 | Yes |
| H59..42 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 2 | Yes |
| H59..43 | Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3 | Yes |
| H59..8 | Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified | No |
| H59..81 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment | No |
| H59..811 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, right eye | Yes |
| H59..812 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, left eye | Yes |
| H59..813 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, bilateral | Yes |
| H59..819 | Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, unspecified eye | Yes |
| H59..88 | Other intraoperative complications of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified | Yes |
| H59..89 | Other postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified | Yes |
Last reviewed: September 2026