H59

Non-Billable

ChapterH00–H59

Rankcategory

Official Description

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

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59).

CH7 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

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-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

H59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

H59.0Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery

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

H59.2Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure

H59.3Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure

H59.4Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb

H59.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H59:

chapterCH7

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to H59. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Bleb (s)5 unique routes

endophthalmitis→H59

inflamed (infected), postprocedural→H59(4 variants)

stage 1→H59

stage 2→H59

stage 3→H59

Blebitis, postprocedural4 unique routes

Direct index entry→H59

stage 1→H59

stage 2→H59

stage 3→H59

Complication (s) (from) (of)16 unique routes

intraoperative (intraprocedural)(5 variants)

hemorrhage (hematoma) (of)(2 variants)

eye and adnexa(2 variants)

during ophthalmic procedure→H59

during other procedure→H59

puncture or laceration (accidental) (unintentional) (of)(2 variants)

eye and adnexa(2 variants)

during ophthalmic procedure→H59

during other procedure→H59

specified NEC

eye and adnexa→H59

postprocedural(11 variants)

chorioretinal scars following retinal surgery→H59

following cataract surgery(4 variants)

cataract (lens) fragments→H59

cystoid macular edema→H59

specified NEC→H59

vitreous (touch) syndrome→H59

hematoma (of)(2 variants)

eye and adnexa(2 variants)

following ophthalmic procedure→H59

following other procedure→H59

hemorrhage (of)(2 variants)

eye and adnexa(2 variants)

following ophthalmic procedure→H59

following other procedure→H59

seroma (of)(2 variants)

eye and adnexa(2 variants)

following ophthalmic procedure→H59

following other procedure→H59

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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