1. H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

    Excludes1

    • 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-)
    1. H59.0 Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery

      1. H59.01 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Vitreal corneal syndrome
        • Vitreous (touch) syndrome
        • H59.011 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye
        • H59.012 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye
        • H59.013 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral
        • H59.019 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye
      2. H59.02 Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery

        • H59.021 Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, right eye
        • H59.022 Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye
        • H59.023 Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral
        • H59.029 Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, unspecified eye
      3. H59.03 Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery

        • H59.031 Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, right eye
        • H59.032 Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, left eye
        • H59.033 Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, bilateral
        • H59.039 Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery, unspecified eye
      4. H59.09 Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery

        • H59.091 Other disorders of the right eye following cataract surgery
        • H59.092 Other disorders of the left eye following cataract surgery
        • H59.093 Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery, bilateral
        • H59.099 Other disorders of unspecified eye following cataract surgery
    2. H59.1 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure

      1. H59.11 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure

        • H59.111 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.112 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.113 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
        • H59.119 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating an ophthalmic procedure
      2. H59.12 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure

        • H59.121 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating other procedure
        • H59.122 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of left eye and adnexa complicating other procedure
        • H59.123 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating other procedure, bilateral
        • H59.129 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating other procedure
    3. H59.2 Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure

      1. H59.21 Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure

        • H59.211 Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.212 Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.213 Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
        • H59.219 Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure
      2. H59.22 Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure

        • H59.221 Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during other procedure
        • H59.222 Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during other procedure
        • H59.223 Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure, bilateral
        • H59.229 Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during other procedure
    4. H59.3 Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure

      1. H59.31 Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure

        • H59.311 Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.312 Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.313 Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
        • H59.319 Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
      2. H59.32 Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure

        • H59.321 Postprocedural hemorrhage of right eye and adnexa following other procedure
        • H59.322 Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure
        • H59.323 Postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral
        • H59.329 Postprocedural hemorrhage of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure
      3. H59.33 Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure

        • H59.331 Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.332 Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.333 Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
        • H59.339 Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
      4. H59.34 Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure

        • H59.341 Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure
        • H59.342 Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure
        • H59.343 Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral
        • H59.349 Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure
      5. H59.35 Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure

        • H59.351 Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.352 Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
        • H59.353 Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral
        • H59.359 Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure
      6. H59.36 Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure

        • H59.361 Postprocedural seroma of right eye and adnexa following other procedure
        • H59.362 Postprocedural seroma of left eye and adnexa following other procedure
        • H59.363 Postprocedural seroma of eye and adnexa following other procedure, bilateral
        • H59.369 Postprocedural seroma of unspecified eye and adnexa following other procedure
    5. H59.4 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Postprocedural blebitis
      1. H59.40 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified

      2. H59.41 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1

      3. H59.42 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 2

      4. H59.43 Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Bleb endophthalmitis
    6. H59.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

      1. H59.81 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment

        • H59.811 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, right eye
        • H59.812 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, left eye
        • H59.813 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, bilateral
        • H59.819 Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment, unspecified eye
      2. H59.88 Other intraoperative complications of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

      3. H59.89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.