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ICD-10-CM Code for Degeneration of iris (pigmentary) H21.23

ICD-10 code H21.23 for Degeneration of iris (pigmentary) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Official Long Descriptor

Degeneration of iris (pigmentary)
Translucency of iris

H21

Excludes2: sympathetic uveitis (H44.1-)

 
H21.23 Degeneration of iris (pigmentary)
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Degeneration of iris (pigmentary), right eye
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Degeneration of iris (pigmentary), left eye
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Degeneration of iris (pigmentary), bilateral
Child Code
Degeneration of iris (pigmentary), unspecified eye

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