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Z98.83

Billable

Filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status

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

What This Code Means

A patient who has had glaucoma surgery and now has a filtering bleb (a small bubble-like structure) in the eye that helps drain fluid to control eye pressure.

Coding Tips

  • Use this code to document the presence of a functioning or non-functioning filtering bleb after glaucoma surgery
  • This is a status code indicating a post-surgical condition, not a complication unless documented as such

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb (H59.4-)

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