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

Category / Non-billable header 87 subcodes

Block: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59)

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

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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