H40.849
H40.849 — Neovascular secondary angle closure glaucoma, unspecified eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H40.849 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neovascular secondary angle closure glaucoma, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H40.849 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
H40.849 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53008Billing and Coding: Intraocular Bevacizumab
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H40.84. If H40.849 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H40.849
- Is H40.849 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H40.849 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H40.849 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Glaucoma (H40-H42).