H40.241 (Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, right eye)
compared with
H40.249 (Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye),
from the official CMS tabular data. H40.241 and H40.249 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified 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. H40.241 and H40.249 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.