Is H59.322 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H59.322 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

What cannot be coded together with H59.322?

H59.322 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H59.322 (H59) and apply to it just the same.

H59.322

H59.322 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H59.322 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H59.322

These are not written on H59.322, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H59.322 with anything listed here is a denial.

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

H59.322 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

H59.322 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Code history

H59.322 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H59.32. If H59.322 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H59.322

Is H59.322 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H59.322 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H59.322 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).
What cannot be coded together with H59.322?: H59.322 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H59.322 (H59) and apply to it just the same.