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H59.011

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Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye

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

What This Code Means

Corneal swelling and blistering in the right eye that develops after cataract surgery, typically occurring when the lens is removed.

Coding Tips

  • •This is a post-operative complication code; ensure cataract surgery is documented in the patient's history
  • •Bullous keratopathy is a specific type of corneal edema; do not confuse with other post-surgical complications

Code Hierarchy

└H59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified└H59.0Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery└H59.01Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery└H59.011Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye
└H59.011Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye

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