H59.359
BillablePostprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A collection of clear fluid (seroma) in the eye and surrounding tissues after eye surgery when the specific eye is not identified.
Coding Tips
- •Query provider to determine laterality (right, left, or bilateral) for more specific coding
- •Use only when documentation does not specify which eye is affected
Code Hierarchy
└H59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified└H59.3Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure└H59.35Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure└H59.359Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
└H59.359Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure