H44.132
BillableSympathetic uveitis, left eye
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Inflammation of the left eye that occurs as a reaction to injury or inflammation in the other eye.
Coding Tips
- •Document which eye is the primary affected eye and which is the sympathetic eye for complete clinical picture
- •Sympathetic uveitis typically develops weeks to months after the inciting event
Code Hierarchy
└H44Disorders of globe└H44.1Other endophthalmitis└H44.13Sympathetic uveitis└H44.132Sympathetic uveitis, left eye
└H44.132Sympathetic uveitis, left eye