H59.213
BillableAccidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Accidental cuts or puncture wounds to both eyes and surrounding tissues that occur during eye surgery.
Coding Tips
- •Bilateral designation requires documentation that both eyes sustained accidental injuries during the same procedure
- •This is rare; confirm bilateral involvement before coding
Code Hierarchy
└H59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified└H59.2Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure└H59.21Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure└H59.213Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
└H59.213Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral