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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H59.0 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery

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H59.0 is the ICD-10 code for Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery. It is a four-character subcategory of H59 (Postprocedural disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H55–H59 (Other disorders of eye and adnexa) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H59.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Vitreous (touch) syndrome
  • Vitreal corneal syndrome

H59.0 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

H59.0Bullös keratopati vid afaki efter kataraktkirurgi

NorwayICD-10-NO

H59.0Korpusforandringer etter operasjon for grå stær

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH590Bulløs keratopati ved afaki efter kataraktoperation

FinlandICD-10-FI

H59.0Kaihileikkauksen jälkeinen sarveiskalvoturvotus (rakkulainen, mykiöttömän silmän)

GermanyICD-10-GM

H59.0Keratopathie (bullös-aphak) nach Kataraktextraktion

FranceICD-10-FR

H59.0Kératopathie (bulleuse) après chirurgie de la cataracte [de l’aphaque]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H59.0keratopathie (bulleuze afakie) na cataractoperatie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H59.011Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye
  • H59.012Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye
  • H59.013Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral
  • H59.019Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye
  • H59.021Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, right eye
  • H59.022Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, left eye
  • H59.023Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral
  • H59.029Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, unspecified eye
  • and 8 more national subcodes

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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