Is H59.012 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H59.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does H59.012 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59).

H59.012

H59.012 — Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H59.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

H59.012 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.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H59.01. If H59.012 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

H59.011Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, right eye
H59.013Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, bilateral
H59.019Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery, unspecified eye

Questions about H59.012

Is H59.012 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H59.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H59.012 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59).