H59.81
Header — not billableChorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment
The ICD-10 code for chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachment is H59.81.
H59.81 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H59.88Other intraoperative complications of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
- H59.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
- H59.81Chorioretinal scars after surgery for detachmentnon-billable header