H15.833 Staphyloma posticum, bilateral

ICD-10-CM H15.833: Staphyloma posticum, bilateral

ICD-10-CM code H15.833 identifies Staphyloma posticum, bilateral, an active diagnosis concept with a disease or syndrome semantic type. It falls under the parent category H15.83 for Staphyloma posticum. This reference synthesizes official terminology records and billing articles to explain the code's structure and context. 1 2 3

Plain-language overview

ICD-10-CM code H15.833 represents a disease or syndrome concept identified as Staphyloma posticum, bilateral, providing a standardized diagnostic label for this specific health condition. 1

What this code represents

The diagnosis code H15.833 is an active terminology entry for Staphyloma posticum, bilateral, functioning as a specific diagnostic concept within the ICD-10-CM version 2026 system. 1 3

Coding details

Code H15.833 is a child concept of the parent category H15.83, which covers Staphyloma posticum, and the H15.833 record possesses narrower concepts within the terminology hierarchy. 1

Code H15.833 for bilateral Staphyloma posticum is distinct from neighboring codes H15.832 for the left eye and H15.839 for an unspecified eye, demonstrating laterality specificity. 2 6

Documentation considerations

The terminology record for H15.833 specifies bilateral Staphyloma posticum, and a separate billing article lists distinct codes for right eye, left eye, and unspecified eye variants. 1 2

Coverage and utilization context

Code H15.833 appears in a Medicare billing and coding article for visual fields, which lists the code alongside right eye and left eye variants within the article text. 2

What the sources add

While the terminology record establishes H15.833 as an active diagnostic concept, the Medicare billing article provides operational context by listing the code alongside right and left eye variants. 1 2

The terminology record defines H15.833 as a disease or syndrome, whereas the billing article integrates the code into a visual fields billing framework, highlighting different operational and clinical applications. 1 2

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM H15.833 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Article - Billing and Coding: Visual Fields (A57483) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. i9diagnosesv25-txt.txt — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. ICD-10-CM H15.832: Staphyloma posticum, left eye | Vero — veroscribe.com; accessed 2026-07-27.
6. MedicareDrop — medicaredrop.com; accessed 2026-07-27.