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H59.023

H59.023: Cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

H59.023 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cataract (lens) fragments in eye following cataract surgery, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H59.023

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H59: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified

  • mechanical complication of intraocular lens (T85.2)
  • mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.3)
  • pseudophakia (Z96.1)
  • secondary cataracts (H26.4-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H59.023 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
  • A56453Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
  • A56544Billing and Coding: Cataract Extraction
  • A56613Billing and Coding: Cataract Surgery

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H59.02

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.