AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2020 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Seidel Positive Bleb Status Post Glaucoma Surgery

A patient, who is status post glaucoma surgery due to bilateral primary open angle glaucoma, presented for an office visit. The provider’s diagnostic statement listed “Recurrent Seidel positive bleb of left eye, risk for endophthalmitis.” The provider also documented that there was no hypopyon or endophthalmitis of either eye, and ordered continued use of antibiotics. ICD-10-CM does not provide a specific code for leaking bleb following glaucoma surgery unless there is inflammation. What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code assignment to capture a Seidel positive bleb without inflammation? ...

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