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ICD-10-CM Code for Pupillary membranes, bilateral H21.43

ICD-10 code H21.43 for Pupillary membranes, bilateral is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Pupillary membranes, bilateral

H21.4

Excludes1: congenital pupillary membranes (Q13.8)

H21

Excludes2: sympathetic uveitis (H44.1-)

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