H59
ICD-10Non-billable categoryIntraop and postproc comp and disord of eye and adnexa, NEC
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
H59 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- mechanical complication of intraocular lens (T85.2)
- mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.3)
- pseudophakia (Z96.1)
- secondary cataracts (H26.4-)
More specific codes under H59
- H59.0Disorders of the eye following cataract surgerycategory
- H59.1Intraop hemor/hemtom of eye and adnexa comp a procedurecategory
- H59.2Accidental pnctr & lac of eye and adnexa during a procedurecategory
- H59.3Postp hemor, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnx fol a proccategory
- H59.4Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural blebcategory
- H59.8Oth intraop & postproc comp and disord of eye and adnx, NECcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.