T85.29XS

T85.29XS: Other mechanical complication of intraocular lens, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

T85.29XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other mechanical complication of intraocular lens, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T85.29XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Obstruction (mechanical) of intraocular lens
Perforation of intraocular lens
Protrusion of intraocular lens

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T85.29XS

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T85: Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

T85.29XS is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
A56549Billing and Coding: Ophthalmic Biometry for Intraocular Lens Power Calculation

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.