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H21.1X9

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Other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

Various blood vessel abnormalities or disorders affecting the colored part of the eye (iris) and the muscle that controls focus (ciliary body) when the affected eye is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Attempt to clarify which eye is affected to assign a more specific code (H21.1X1 or H21.1X2)

Code Hierarchy

└H21Other disorders of iris and ciliary body└H21.1Other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body└H21.1XOther vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body└H21.1X9Other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body, unspecified eye
└H21.1X9Other vascular disorders of iris and ciliary body, unspecified eye

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