H21.89

H21.89: Other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H21.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of iris and ciliary body. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H21.89

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

H21.89 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56453Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
A56544Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Iridodonesis
Deformity›iris(acquired)
Disruption›ciliary body NEC
Disruption›iris NEC
Ectropion›iris
Ectropion›uvea
Edema, edematous›iris
Retroversion, retroverted›iris
Disease, diseased›ciliary body›specified NEC
Disease, diseased›iris›specified NEC
Disorder›iris›specified type NEC
Prolapse, prolapsed›iris›nontraumatic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.