Z98.83
Z98.83: Filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z98.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for filtering (vitreous) bleb after glaucoma surgery status. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z98.83 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb (H59.4-)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z98.83
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with Z98.83
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- H59.4Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z98.83 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56548Billing and Coding: Corneal Pachymetry
- A56816Billing and Coding: Computerized Corneal Topography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bleb›filtering, after glaucoma surgery(vitreous)
- Status›bleb, filtering, after glaucoma surgery(vitreous)
- Status›filtering bleb after glaucoma surgery(vitreous)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.