A 45-year-old patient has a chalazion of her right upper eyelid. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code indicating laterality for this patient?

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H00.11 is the correct code for a chalazion of the right upper eyelid.
Code H00.12 is incorrect because this code is for a chalazion of the right lower eyelid. Code H00.13 is incorrect because this is the code for a chalazion of the right eye without the eyelid specified. Code H00.14 is incorrect because this code is for a chalazion of the left upper eyelid.

A 45-Year-Old Patient Has a Chalazion of Her Right Upper