Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, left eye

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, let eye
FY2011 Draft description revised draft ~~Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, let eye~~ Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, left eye

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from H40 Glaucoma

Excludes1 - never coded here

absolute glaucoma (H44.51-)
congenital glaucoma (Q15.0)
traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury (P15.3)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Glaucoma > obstructive
Glaucoma > closed angle
Glaucoma > narrow angle
Glaucoma > angle-closure > residual stage

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H40.241	Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, right eye	Valid
H40.243	Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, bilateral	Valid
H40.249	Residual stage of angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified eye	Valid