H21.551
BillableRecession of chamber angle, right eye
Recession of chamber angle, right eye
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
- sympathetic uveitis (H44.1-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Angle recession193525001
- Anterior chamber angle recession193525001
- Recession of chamber angle193525001
- ARG - angle recession glaucoma392352004
- Angle recession glaucoma392352004
- Ocular hypertension due to angle recession1285572006
- Ocular hypertension of right eye due to angle recession1296718006
- Open angle glaucoma of right eye due to and following ocular trauma1304029004
- Open angle glaucoma of right eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of right eye1304029004
- Angle recession glaucoma of right eye1306607000
- Glaucoma of right eye due to and following ocular trauma15739441000119101
- Glaucoma of right eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of right eye15739441000119101
- Open angle glaucoma due to and following ocular trauma1111391000000107
- Open angle glaucoma due to and following traumatic injury of globe of eye1111391000000107
- Recession of chamber angle of right eye332751000119102
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for recession of chamber angle, right eye?
The ICD-10-CM code for recession of chamber angle, right eye is H21.551. The full clinical description is "Recession of chamber angle, right eye". H21.551 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H21.551 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H21.551 represents "Recession of chamber angle, right eye". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H21.551 a billable code?
Yes, H21.551 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H21.551 in?
H21.551 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H21.551?
H21.551 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: corectopia (Q13.2).
What SNOMED CT codes does H21.551 map to?
H21.551 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 392352004, 193525001, 1306607000, 15739441000119101, 1285572006, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H21.551?
H21.551 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2169675. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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