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H26.231

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Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye

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

What This Code Means

Small white spots or opacities in the lens of the right eye caused by elevated eye pressure from glaucoma.

Coding Tips

  • •These flecks are characteristic findings in glaucoma patients and should be documented alongside the glaucoma diagnosis
  • •Glaucomatous flecks are typically subcapsular in location, which is already specified in the code description

Code Hierarchy

└H26Other cataract└H26.2Complicated cataract└H26.23Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)└H26.231Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye
└H26.231Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), right eye

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