H21.553
BillableRecession of chamber angle, bilateral
Recession of chamber angle, bilateral
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •diabetes mellitus related eye conditions, , ,E09.3, E10.3, E11.3, E13.3
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbitS05
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •syphilis related eye disorders, , ,A50.01, A50.3, A51.43, A52.71
- •sympathetic uveitisH44.1
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(73)
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 left eye due to angle recession1296717001
- Ocular hypertension of right eye due to angle recession1296718006
- Bilateral ocular hypertension due to angle recession1296719003
- Ocular hypertension of bilateral eyes due to angle recession1296719003
- Ocular hypertension of both eyes due to angle recession1296719003
- Open angle glaucoma of left eye due to and following ocular trauma1304027002
- Open angle glaucoma of left eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of left eye1304027002
- 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
- Bilateral open angle glaucoma due to and following ocular trauma of eyes1304030009
- Open angle glaucoma of bilateral eyes due to and following traumatic injury of globe of bilateral eyes1304030009
- Angle recession glaucoma of right eye1306607000
- Angle recession glaucoma of left eye1306868005
- Angle recession glaucoma of bilateral eyes1306869002
- Angle recession glaucoma of both eyes1306869002
- Bilateral angle recession glaucoma1306869002
- Bilateral recession of chamber angle of eyes344131000119104
- Recession of chamber angle of bilateral eyes344131000119104
- Recession of chamber angle of both eyes344131000119104
- Bilateral traumatic glaucoma15739521000119106
- Glaucoma of bilateral eyes due to and following traumatic injury of globe of bilateral eyes15739521000119106
- Glaucoma of both eyes due to and following traumatic injury of globe of both eyes15739521000119106
- Glaucoma of left eye due to and following ocular trauma15739481000119106
- Glaucoma of left eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of left eye15739481000119106
- 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 left eye338361000119104
- Recession of chamber angle of right eye332751000119102
Clinical Terms
- Ocular hypertension of right eye due to angle recession
- Open angle glaucoma due to and following traumatic injury of globe of eye
- Ocular hypertension due to angle recession
- Bilateral open angle glaucoma due to and following ocular trauma of eyes
- Recession of chamber angle
- Angle recession glaucoma of bilateral eyes
- Recession of chamber angle of left eye
- Anterior chamber angle recession
- Glaucoma of right eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of right eye
- Angle recession glaucoma of left eye
- Glaucoma of both eyes due to and following traumatic injury of globe of both eyes
- Angle recession glaucoma
- Ocular hypertension of both eyes due to angle recession
- Recession of chamber angle of bilateral eyes
- ARG - angle recession glaucoma
- Angle recession glaucoma of both eyes
- Glaucoma of left eye due to and following ocular trauma
- Open angle glaucoma of left eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of left eye
- Open angle glaucoma due to and following ocular trauma
- Open angle glaucoma of left eye due to and following ocular trauma
- Open angle glaucoma of right eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of right eye
- Angle recession glaucoma of right eye
- Glaucoma of left eye due to and following traumatic injury of globe of left eye
- Bilateral ocular hypertension due to angle recession
- Bilateral recession of chamber angle of eyes
- Bilateral traumatic glaucoma
- Angle recession
- Ocular hypertension of left eye due to angle recession
- Ocular hypertension of bilateral eyes due to angle recession
- Recession of chamber angle of both eyes
- Bilateral angle recession glaucoma
- Open angle glaucoma of bilateral eyes due to and following traumatic injury of globe of bilateral eyes
- Glaucoma of right eye due to and following ocular trauma
- Recession of chamber angle of right eye
- Glaucoma of bilateral eyes due to and following traumatic injury of globe of bilateral eyes
- Open angle glaucoma of right eye due to and following ocular trauma
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for recession of chamber angle, bilateral?
The ICD-10-CM code for recession of chamber angle, bilateral is H21.553. The full clinical description is "Recession of chamber angle, bilateral". H21.553 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H21.553 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H21.553 represents “Recession of chamber angle, bilateral”. 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 H21.553 a billable code?
Yes, H21.553 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H21.553 in?
H21.553 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H21.553?
H21.553 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: corectopia (Q13.2).
What SNOMED CT codes does H21.553 map to?
H21.553 maps to 19 SNOMED CT concepts: 392352004, 193525001, 1306869002, 1306868005, 1306607000, and 14 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H21.553?
H21.553 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2880555. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H21.553 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like recession of chamber angle, bilateral affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H21.553?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H21.553 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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