H57.8A3
H57.8A3 — Foreign body sensation, bilateral eyes
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral
H57.8A3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for foreign body sensation, bilateral eyes. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H57.8A3 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
H57.8A3 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56503Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty, Eyelid Surgery, and Brow Lift
- A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
- A56908Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty, Blepharoptosis and Brow Lift
- A57483Billing and Coding: Visual Fields
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H57.8A. If H57.8A3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H57.8A3
- Is H57.8A3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H57.8A3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H57.8A3 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Other disorders of eye and adnexa (H55-H57).