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H40.011 vs H40.012

H40.011 (Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, right eye) compared with H40.012 (Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, left eye), from the official CMS tabular data. H40.011 and H40.012 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

H40.011
Right
Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, right eye
H40.012
Left
Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, left eye

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. H40.011 and H40.012 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

H40.011Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, right eyeH40.012Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, left eye
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationH00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)
DefinitionOpen angle with borderline findings, low risk, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H40.011).Open angle with borderline findings, low risk, left eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H40.012).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources