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H05.421

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Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery, right eye

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

The right eye has sunken inward (appears pushed back into the socket) as a result of injury or surgical procedure.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify documentation specifies trauma or surgery as the cause; distinguish from enophthalmos due to other causes
  • •Confirm laterality is documented as right eye; use H05.422 for left eye or H05.423 for bilateral

Code Hierarchy

└H05Disorders of orbit└H05.4Enophthalmos└H05.42Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery└H05.421Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery, right eye
└H05.421Enophthalmos due to trauma or surgery, right eye

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