H59.811
BillableChorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, right eye
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Permanent scarring of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the right eye that occurs as a result of surgery to repair a detached retina.
Coding Tips
- •This code indicates a known consequence of retinal detachment repair surgery
- •Document that the scars are specifically chorioretinal and related to detachment surgery
Code Hierarchy
└H59Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified└H59.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified└H59.81Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment└H59.811Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, right eye
└H59.811Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, right eye