H59.43

Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3

Billable / specific

H59.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status (Z98.83) (from H59.4)
mechanical complication of intraocular lens (T85.2) (from H59)
mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.3) (from H59)
pseudophakia (Z96.1) (from H59)
secondary cataracts (H26.4-) (from H59)

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H59)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H59)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H59)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H59)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) (from H59)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H59)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from H59)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H59)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H59)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H59)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) (from H59)