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H21.229

Billable

Degeneration of ciliary body, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

Deterioration or damage to the ciliary body (the muscle that controls eye focus) when the affected eye is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from available documentation
  • •Make an effort to clarify which eye is affected to assign H21.221 (right) or H21.222 (left)

Code Hierarchy

└H21Other disorders of iris and ciliary body└H21.2Degeneration of iris and ciliary body└H21.22Degeneration of ciliary body└H21.229Degeneration of ciliary body, unspecified eye
└H21.229Degeneration of ciliary body, unspecified eye

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