Posterior Vitreous Detachment ICD-10-CM Codes | 2023
Read this short guide to learn about Posterior Vitreous Detachment ICD codes you can use!
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What Posterior Vitreous Detachment ICD-10 codes can I use?
If you’re looking for Posterior Vitreous Detachment ICD codes, please note there are no ICD-10 codes that mention posterior vitreous detachment in their names. That doesn’t mean there aren’t any codes for this medical problem, though!
Posterior Vitreous Detachment is a kind of vitreous degeneration. Given this, the ICD-10 codes you’re looking for are named Vitreous Degeneration.
The basic code you’re looking for is H43.819 - Vitreous degeneration, unspecified eye. This is meant to be used on patients confirmed to have vitreous degeneration. Posterior Vitreous Detachment counts.
It also comes with an unspecified label, meaning the affected eye is unknown or specified. Once you’ve confirmed the specific affected eye, please use any of the following:
- H43.811 - Vitreous degeneration, right eye
- H43.812 - Vitreous degeneration, left eye
- H43.813 - Vitreous degeneration, bilateral
If your patient has a history of Posterior Vitreous Detachment, you can use Z86.69 - Personal history of other diseases of the nervous system and sense organs. This one isn’t valid as a principal diagnosis because it’s meant to explain that the patient has a history of a disease or problem related to their nervous system and sense organs.
Are these Posterior Vitreous Detachment ICD-10 codes billable?
Yes. All five ICD-10 codes for Posterior Vitreous Detachment are valid and billable.
Clinical Information About Posterior Vitreous Detachment:
Posterior Vitreous Detachment is the term used by medical professionals to refer to an eye condition characterized by the separation of the eye’s vitreous gel from the retina.
The purpose of vitreous gel is to help maintain the round shape of our eyes and vision clarity, plus help protect the eye from eye damage. However, as we age, the vitreous gel decreases in viscosity/thickness, and it will detach from the retina (Posterior Vitreous Detachment).
When vitreous gel detaches from the retina, a person may experience the following symptoms:
- They become more sensitive to light and prone to flashes
- Their vision might become temporarily blurred
- They will see specks of black or gray in their vision, known as floaters
Synonyms Include:
- Acute posterior vitreous detachment
- Degeneration of posterior vitreous body
- Vitreous degeneration
- Vitreous detachment
- Vitreous liquefaction
- Posterior vitreous degeneration of right eye
- Posterior vitreous detachment of right eye
- Vitreous degeneration of right eye
- Vitreous detachment of right eye
- Posterior vitreous degeneration of left eye
- Posterior vitreous detachment of left eye
- Vitreous degeneration of left eye
- Vitreous detachment of left eye
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Commonly asked questions
It can cause macular holes and puckers (scar tissue of the retina) to emerge. It can also cause retinal tears and detachments. If left untreated, all of these can lead to vision loss. Please note that the potential complications of posterior vitreous detachments can cause vision loss, not the detachments.
They will conduct dilated eye examinations and ocular ultrasounds.
Yes, because we become more susceptible to it as we age. It’s common for people aged 50+.
