ICD-10-CM H59: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for H59

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

Coding Notes & Guidelines for H59

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-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa due to accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure (H59.2-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

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

Inclusion Terms
  • Vitreal corneal syndrome
  • Vitreous (touch) syndrome
Inclusion Terms

Postprocedural blebitis

Inclusion Terms

Bleb endophthalmitis

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for H59):

H59.0 - Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery H59.01 - Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery H59.011 - Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye H59.012 - Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye H59.013 - Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral H59.019 - Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye H59.02 - Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery H59.021 - Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, right eye H59.022 - Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye H59.023 - Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral H59.029 - Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, unspecified eye H59.03 - Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery H59.031 - Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, right eye H59.032 - Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, left eye H59.033 - Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, bilateral H59.039 - Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, unspecified eye H59.09 - Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery H59.091 - Other disorders of the right eye following cataract surgery H59.092 - Other disorders of the left eye following cataract surgery H59.093 - Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery, bilateral H59.099 - Other disorders of unspecified eye following cataract surgery H59.1 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure H59.11 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure H59.111 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure H59.112 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure H59.113 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral H59.119 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure H59.12 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure H59.121 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating other procedure H59.122 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating other procedure H59.123 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure, bilateral H59.129 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating other procedure H59.2 - Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure H59.21 - Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure H59.211 - Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure H59.212 - Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure H59.213 - Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral H59.219 - Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure H59.22 - Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure H59.221 - Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during other procedure H59.222 - Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during other procedure H59.223 - Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure, bilateral H59.229 - Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during other procedure H59.3 - Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure H59.31 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.311 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.312 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.313 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral H59.319 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.32 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.321 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.322 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.323 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral H59.329 - Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.33 - Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.331 - Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.332 - Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.333 - Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral H59.339 - Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.34 - Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.341 - Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.342 - Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.343 - Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral H59.349 - Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure H59.35 - Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.351 - Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.352 - Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure H59.353 - Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral H59.359 - Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure 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 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 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 H59.819 - Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, unspecified eye H59.88 - Other intraoperative complications of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified H59.89 - Other postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

About ICD-10-CM Code H59 (Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa)

ICD-10-CM code H59 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM H59 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about H59 - Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa related to not elsewhere classified.