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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

H59.3Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure

Not billable — use a more specific code

H59.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Postp hemor, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnx fol a proc

Code last changed in FY2017 (effective October 1, 2016). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About H59.3

H59.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure. It belongs to category H59 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified), block H59 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H59 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified), H59.3 is specifically for postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma, and seroma of eye and adnexa following a procedure. Related codes cover disorders of the eye following cataract surgery (H59.0), intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa complicating a procedure (H59.1), accidental puncture and laceration of eye and adnexa during a procedure (H59.2), inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb (H59.4) and other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H59.31 (procedure), H59.32 (procedure), H59.33 (procedure), H59.34 (procedure), H59.35 (procedure) and H59.36 (procedure).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2017 (title revised).

Specific codes under H59.3

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H59.3.

› From H59 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1
  • mechanical complication of intraocular lens (T85.2)
  • mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85.3)
  • pseudophakia (Z96.1)
  • secondary cataracts (H26.4-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Codes whose notes reference H59.3

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Title revised — was “Postprocedural hemorrhage and hematoma of eye and adnexa following a procedure”

Common questions about H59.3

Is H59.3 billable?

No. H59.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.