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H59.819

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Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

Scarring of the tissue layer at the back of the eye that occurs after surgery to repair a detached retina, affecting an unspecified eye.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is used for post-surgical complications; ensure the detachment surgery is documented in the medical record
  • •If the eye is specified as right or left, use more specific codes H59.811 or H59.812 instead

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└H59.819Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, unspecified eye
└H59.819Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, unspecified eye

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