H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

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

Applicable To

Postprocedural blebitis

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Code Title
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
H59-H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59)
H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb
Type 1 Excludes
filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status (Z98.83)

Applicable to
Postprocedural blebitis

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