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H59.41

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Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1

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

What This Code Means

Early-stage inflammation or infection of a bleb (fluid-filled blister from glaucoma surgery) with minimal symptoms.

Coding Tips

  • •Stage 1 typically represents early inflammation without significant vision threat
  • •Document the specific clinical findings that support the stage 1 classification

Code Hierarchy

└H59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified└H59.4Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb└H59.41Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1
└H59.41Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1

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