Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H59.33

Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure

ICD-10-CM Code:
H59.33
ICD-10 Code for:
Postproc hematoma of eye and adnexa fol an opth 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)

H59.33 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic 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 Postproc hematoma of eye and adnexa fol an opth procedure

Non-specific codes like H59.33 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 postproc hematoma of eye and adnexa fol an opth procedure:

  • Use H59.331 for Postprocedural hematoma of right eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.332 for Postprocedural hematoma of left eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.333 for Postprocedural hematoma of eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H59.339 for Postprocedural hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa following an ophthalmic procedure - BILLABLE CODE

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

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