2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H40: Glaucoma.
A disorder characterized by an increase in pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the aqueous humor outflow. Group of diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure resulting in damage to the optic nerve and retinal nerve fibers.
Unspecified open-angle glaucoma, stage unspecified H40. 10X0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H40. 10X0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 Code for Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral- H40. 113- Codify by AAPC.
H40. 003 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H40. 003 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 code H40. 112 for Primary open-angle glaucoma, left eye is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
H40. 10X3, unspecified open-angle glaucoma, severe stage. H40. 10X4, unspecified open-angle glaucoma, indeterminate stage.
ICD-10 code H54. 8 for Legal blindness, as defined in USA is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .
An eye that has lost all vision and has uncontrolled pressure is sometimes referred to as having “absolute glaucoma”. In such situations, the mechanism of underlying pressure elevation may be apparent (e.g., neovascular or uveitic glaucoma), whereas in other cases, it may not.
Stage 3 Glaucoma – The third stage of glaucoma can be officially characterized as the “advanced” stage. Depending upon your level blockage and angle-closure, your doctor may recommend interventions like medications or surgery.
When a patient has bilateral glaucoma and each eye is documented as having a different type, and the classification does not distinguish laterality (i.e., subcategories H40. 10, and H40. 20), assign one code for each type of glaucoma with the appropriate seventh character for the stage.
ICD-10-CM Code for Primary open-angle glaucoma, right eye, mild stage H40. 1111.
Ocular hypertension is a clinical term describing the presence of elevated intraocular pressure in the absence of optic nerve damage or visual field loss.
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H40.009 and a single ICD9 code, 365.00 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.