ICD-10 diagnosis code

H59 Postprocedural disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

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H59 is the ICD-10 code for Postprocedural disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block H55–H59 (Other disorders of eye and adnexa) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H59 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • mechanical complication of:
    • intraocular lens T85.2
    • other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts T85.3
  • pseudophakia Z96.1

Subcodes of H59

H59 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH59Forandringer i øje og øjenomgivelser efter indgreb IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

H59Muualla luokittamattomat toimenpiteiden jälkeiset silmän ja sen apuelinten sairaudet

GermanyICD-10-GM

H59Affektionen des Auges und der Augenanhangsgebilde nach medizinischen Maßnahmen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

H59Affections de l'œil et de ses annexes après un acte à visée diagnostique et thérapeutique, non classées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H59aandoeningen van oog en adnexen na medische verrichting, niet elders

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H59.40Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified
  • H59.41Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1
  • H59.42Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 2
  • H59.43Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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