H59.01 Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery

The ICD-10-CM code for Keratopathy (bullous aphakic) following cataract surgery is H59.01 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Chapter

7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

Section

H59: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of eye and adnexa, not elsewhere classified (H59)

Category H59

88 codes (66 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to H59.01:

• Vitreal corneal syndrome
• Syndrome › vitreous (touch)
• Syndrome › vitreal corneal
• Keratopathy › bullous (aphakic), following cataract surgery
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › postprocedural › following cataract surgery › vitreous (touch) syndrome

Inclusion Terms

• Vitreal corneal syndrome
• Vitreous (touch) syndrome

Official Coding Guidelines

Glaucoma (TOC entry)

a. Glaucoma .............................................................................................................................. 48

Assigning glaucoma codes (use as many H40 codes as needed)

Assign as many codes from category H40, Glaucoma, as needed to identify the type of glaucoma, the affected eye, and the glaucoma stage.

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool