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H21.229

H21.229: Degeneration of ciliary body, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H21.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for degeneration of ciliary body, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H21.229

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H21: Other disorders of iris and ciliary body

  • sympathetic uveitis (H44.1-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H21.229 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H21.22

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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