Z98.83
BillableFiltering (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-)
Code Hierarchy
└Z98Other postprocedural states└Z98.8Other specified postprocedural states└Z98.83Filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status
└Z98.83Filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status