H59.211 (Accidental puncture and laceration of right eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure)
compared with
H59.219 (Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic procedure),
from the official CMS tabular data. H59.211 and H59.219 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
Accidental puncture and laceration of unspecified eye and adnexa during an ophthalmic 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. H59.211 and H59.219 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.