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H59.43

Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where H59.43 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
  2. H59.4 Parent Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb
  3. H59.43 This code Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

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

Bleb endophthalmitis

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

filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status ( Z98.83 )

Inherited from H59.4 — Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb

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

Excludes1

pseudophakia ( Z96.1 )

Inherited from H59 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1

secondary cataracts ( H26.4- )

Inherited from H59 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

Version History

How H59.43 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

Related Codes

Other codes under H59.4

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

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