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H59.023

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

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 both eyes after cataract surgery.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when documentation clearly indicates bilateral lens fragment retention
  • •This is a post-operative complication; ensure cataract surgery is documented for both eyes

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└H59.023Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral
└H59.023Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral

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