AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Inflammation (Infection) of Postprocedural Bleb

Effective October 1, 2006, a new subcategory has been created to describe inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb. The new codes differentiate the various stages of the disease as follows: 379.60, Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, unspecified 379.61, Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 1 379.62, Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 2 379.63, Inflammation (infection) of postprocedural bleb, stage 3 After certain ophthalmologic procedures (e.g., trabeculectomy for glaucoma), which creates a filtering bleb (axillary drain on the outside of the eyeball), inflammation and infection can result. Because the bleb is extremely thin-walled, bacteria can...

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