H21.82

H21.82: Plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H21.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural). It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H21.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H21.82

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

H21.82 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
A56544Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Plateau iris syndrome(post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) (without glaucoma)
Syndrome›plateau iris(post-iridectomy) (postprocedural)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.