H59.01
Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where H59.01 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
- H59.0 Parent Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery
- H59.01 This code Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Vitreal corneal syndrome
Inclusion Terms
Vitreous (touch) syndrome
Excludes1
mechanical complication of intraocular lens ( T85.2 )
Inherited from H59 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1
mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts ( T85.3 )
Inherited from H59 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
More Specific Codes
4 codes under H59.01
- H59.011 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye Billable
- H59.012 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye Billable
- H59.013 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral Billable
- H59.019 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye Billable
Version History
How H59.01 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentKeratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedKeratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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