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ICD-10-CM Code H59.322: Postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure
ICD-10-CM code H59.322 identifies a postprocedural hemorrhage of the left eye and adnexa following other procedure. The terminology is active and classified as a pathologic function. It is a specific child concept under the broader parent code for postprocedural eye and adnexa hemorrhage. 1 4
Plain-language overview
Code H59.322 describes bleeding that occurs in the left eye and its surrounding structures as a pathologic function following a procedure, and the terminology record currently maintains an active status. 1
What this code represents
The official display label for H59.322 is postprocedural hemorrhage of left eye and adnexa following other procedure, and the terminology record currently maintains an active status. 1
H59.322 is a narrower concept under the parent code H59.32, which represents postprocedural hemorrhage of eye and adnexa following other procedure without specifying laterality. 1
Coding details
The published abbreviation for H59.322 is postproc hemor of left eye and adnexa fol other procedure, and its semantic type is classified as a pathologic function. 1
Documentation considerations
The supplied excerpts do not establish specific documentation requirements for H59.322, but the official terminology record explicitly specifies the left eye and adnexa within the code's preferred name. 1
What the sources add
A billing and coding article for head and neck imaging lists H59.322 alongside the right eye code, while the terminology record provides the official active concept definition. 1 4
The terminology record defines H59.322 as an active diagnosis concept, and a billing and coding article for head and neck imaging includes the exact code in a list of postprocedural hemorrhage conditions. 1 4
Coverage and utilization context
A Medicare billing and coding article for head and neck imaging includes H59.322 in a list of postprocedural hemorrhage conditions, but the supplied excerpt does not provide specific coverage determinations. 4
Questions to verify
The supplied excerpts do not establish the specific clinical symptoms, expected treatments, or prognosis associated with postprocedural hemorrhage of the left eye and adnexa following other procedures. 1 4
Sources
- ICD-10-CM H59.322 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
- ICD-9-CM C&M March 2011 Diagnosis Agenda — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
- Article - Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (A56775) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
- Article - Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck (A57215) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
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