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H59.022

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Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye

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

What This Code Means

Fragments of the lens remaining in the left eye after cataract surgery.

Coding Tips

  • •This code indicates retained lens material post-operatively; document whether fragments are anterior or posterior chamber
  • •Ensure documentation links this complication to a specific cataract surgery procedure

Code Hierarchy

└H59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified└H59.0Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery└H59.02Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery└H59.022Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye
└H59.022Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye

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