Where to Find Cataract Codes
Z98.42 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of cataract extraction status, left eye. The code Z98.42 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Dry eyes after cataract surgery may also be related to:
Short description: Cataract NOS. ICD-9-CM 366.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 366.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Z98. 4 - Cataract extraction status. ICD-10-CM.
CPT defines the code 66982 as: "Extracapsular cataract extraction removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (one stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (e.g., irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery ...
ICD-10 Code for Cortical age-related cataract, right eye- H25. 011- Codify by AAPC.
The patient's primary diagnostic code is the most important. Assuming the patient's primary diagnostic code is Z76. 89, look in the list below to see which MDC's "Assignment of Diagnosis Codes" is first.
ICD-10 code H26. 9 for Unspecified cataract is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
ICD-10 Code for Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye- H25. 812- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 code E11. 36 for Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataract is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .
A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Symptoms include blurred, cloudy, or double vision; sensitivity to light; and difficulty seeing at night. Without treatment, cataracts can cause blindness.
9: Cataract, unspecified.
Z76. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstancesICD-10 code Z76. 89 for Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-Code I10 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Essential (Primary) Hypertension.
They may occur in people of all ages, but are most common in the elderly. A disorder characterized by partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes. This results in a decrease in visual acuity and eventual blindness if untreated.
A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Symptoms include blurred, cloudy, or double vision; sensitivity to light; and difficulty seeing at night. Without treatment, cataracts can cause blindness. There are many different types and causes of cataracts.
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Title XVIII of the Social Security Act §1862 (a) (7) excludes routine physical examinations.
Documentation Requirements: The following documentation must be present in the medical chart: For Visually-Symptomatic Cataract:
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