H59.01UpcomingCategory · further specificity required

Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery

H59 · Inherited instructions

Excludes 1

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-)

Excludes 2 · 11

Chapters 7 · Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

More specific codes

H59.011Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye H59.012Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye H59.013Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral H59.019Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye

Claims & coverage

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

First observed · 2015-10-01

Code history

No recorded change since first observation

ChangedUnchanged

FY2016

Effective from 2015-10-01

First observed

Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2016

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	No tabular change
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	No tabular change
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	No tabular change
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	No tabular change
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Code-level instructions

Inclusion terms

Vitreal corneal syndrome
Vitreous (touch) syndrome

Inherited instructions

Chapters 7 · Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Note

Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

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

Excludes 1

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

H59.011Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eyeBillable / specific H59.012Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eyeBillable / specific H59.013Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateralBillable / specific H59.019Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eyeBillable / specific

Official index references (5)

Complication(s) (from) (of) (1)

Complication(s) (from) (of) › postprocedural › following cataract surgery › vitreous(touch) syndromeDisease index

Keratopathy (1)

Keratopathy › bullous(aphakic), following cataract surgeryDisease index

Syndrome (2)

Syndrome › vitreal cornealDisease index
Syndrome › vitreous(touch)Disease index

Vitreal corneal syndrome (1)

Vitreal corneal syndromeDisease index

Related codes

Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.

Code	Description	Category · further specificity required
H59.02	Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery	Category · further specificity required
H59.03	Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery	Category · further specificity required
H59.09	Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery	Category · further specificity required

Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗

H59.01UpcomingCategory · further specificity required

Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery

H59 · Inherited instructions

Excludes 1

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-)

Excludes 2 · 11

Chapters 7 · Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

More specific codes

Claims & coverage

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

First observed · 2015-10-01

Code history

No recorded change since first observation

ChangedUnchanged

FY2016

Effective from 2015-10-01

First observed

Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2016

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	No tabular change
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	No tabular change
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	No tabular change
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	No tabular change
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Code-level instructions

Inclusion terms

Vitreal corneal syndrome
Vitreous (touch) syndrome

Inherited instructions

Chapters 7 · Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Note

Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

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

Excludes 1

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

Official index references (5)

Complication(s) (from) (of) (1)

Complication(s) (from) (of) › postprocedural › following cataract surgery › vitreous(touch) syndromeDisease index

Keratopathy (1)

Keratopathy › bullous(aphakic), following cataract surgeryDisease index

Syndrome (2)

Syndrome › vitreal cornealDisease index
Syndrome › vitreous(touch)Disease index

Vitreal corneal syndrome (1)

Vitreal corneal syndromeDisease index

Related codes

Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.

Code	Description	Category · further specificity required
H59.02	Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery	Category · further specificity required
H59.03	Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery	Category · further specificity required
H59.09	Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgery	Category · further specificity required

Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗