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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H59.2

Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure

ICD-10-CM Code:
H59.2
ICD-10 Code for:
Accidental pnctr & lac of eye and adnexa during a procedure
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    (H00–H59)
    • Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
      (H59)
      • Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
        (H59)

H59.2 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Accidental pnctr & lac of eye and adnexa during a procedure

Non-specific codes like H59.2 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for accidental pnctr & lac of eye and adnexa during a procedure:

  • H59.21 for Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.211 for Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.212 for Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.213 for Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.219 for Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • H59.22 for Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.221 for Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during other procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.222 for Accidental puncture and laceration of left eye and adnexa during other procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.223 for Accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during other procedure, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.229 for Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during other procedure - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.