H59.40
BillableInflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified
Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(31)
SNOMED CT
- Chronic endophthalmitis13978000
- Postoperative endophthalmitis314544008
- Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis314546005
- Postoperative sterile endophthalmitis410496001
- Postoperative infectious endophthalmitis410497005
- Sterile endophthalmitis415584007
- Conjunctival blebitis following glaucoma surgery733310006
- Conjunctival blebitis of left eye following glaucoma surgery1303981006
- Conjunctival blebitis of right eye following glaucoma surgery1303983009
- Bilateral conjunctival blebitis following glaucoma surgery1303984003
- Conjunctival blebitis of bilateral eyes following glaucoma surgery1303984003
- Conjunctival blebitis of both eyes following glaucoma surgery1303984003
- Blebitis98851000119102
- Inflammation of filtering bleb98851000119102
- Postprocedural blebitis336691000119100
Clinical Terms
- Bilateral conjunctival blebitis following glaucoma surgery
- Inflammation of filtering bleb
- Blebitis
- Chronic endophthalmitis
- Conjunctival blebitis following glaucoma surgery
- Postoperative infectious endophthalmitis
- Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis
- Conjunctival blebitis of right eye following glaucoma surgery
- Sterile endophthalmitis
- Conjunctival blebitis of left eye following glaucoma surgery
- Postoperative sterile endophthalmitis
- Postprocedural blebitis
- Conjunctival blebitis of bilateral eyes following glaucoma surgery
- Postoperative endophthalmitis
- Conjunctival blebitis of both eyes following glaucoma surgery
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified is H59.40. The full clinical description is "Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified". H59.40 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H59.40 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H59.40 represents “Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified”. 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 H59.40 a billable code?
Yes, H59.40 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H59.40 in?
H59.40 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H59.40?
H59.40 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: mechanical complication of intraocular lens (T85.2); mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.3); pseudophakia (Z96.1); and 2 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does H59.40 map to?
H59.40 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 1303984003, 98851000119102, 13978000, 314546005, 733310006, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H59.40?
H59.40 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C1719445. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H59.40 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified 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 H59.40?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H59.40 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.
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.