H59.03
Header — not billableCystoid macular edema following cataract surgery
The ICD-10 code for cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery is H59.03.
H59.03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H59.01Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgerynon-billable header
- H59.02Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgerynon-billable header
- H59.09Other disorders of the eye following cataract surgerynon-billable header
- H59.03Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgerynon-billable header