H59.223
BillableAccidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other 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 structures that occurred during a surgical or medical procedure.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code only when injury is documented as bilateral
- •Do not use this code if only one eye is affected - select the appropriate unilateral code instead
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└H59.22Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure└H59.223Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure, bilateral
└H59.223Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure, bilateral