H59.121 (Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of right eye and adnexa complicating other procedure)
compared with
H59.129 (Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating other procedure),
from the official CMS tabular data. H59.121 and H59.129 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of unspecified eye and adnexa complicating other procedure
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. H59.121 and H59.129 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.