ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
H35.0 Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
Header codeNot billable: use one of the 30 billable codes below
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Coding notes for H35.0
Code also Another code may be needed as well; the order depends on the encounter.
- any associated hypertension (I10)
Also applies, from H35 Other retinal disorders
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
Chapter 7 notes (apply to every code in it)
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Codes under H35.0 37
- H35.00 Unspecified background retinopathyBillable
- H35.01 Changes in retinal vascular appearanceHeader
- H35.011 Changes in retinal vascular appearance, right eyeBillable
- H35.012 Changes in retinal vascular appearance, left eyeBillable
- H35.013 Changes in retinal vascular appearance, bilateralBillable
- H35.019 Changes in retinal vascular appearance, unspecified eyeBillable
- H35.02 Exudative retinopathyHeader
- H35.021 Exudative retinopathy, right eyeBillable
- H35.022 Exudative retinopathy, left eyeBillable
- H35.023 Exudative retinopathy, bilateralBillable
- H35.029 Exudative retinopathy, unspecified eyeBillable
- H35.03 Hypertensive retinopathyHeader
- H35.031 Hypertensive retinopathy, right eyeBillable
- H35.032 Hypertensive retinopathy, left eyeBillable
- H35.033 Hypertensive retinopathy, bilateralBillable
- H35.039 Hypertensive retinopathy, unspecified eyeBillable
- H35.04 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecifiedHeader
- H35.041 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, right eyeBillable
- H35.042 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, left eyeBillable
- H35.043 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, bilateralBillable
- H35.049 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, unspecified eyeBillable
- H35.05 Retinal neovascularization, unspecifiedHeader
- H35.051 Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, right eyeBillable
- H35.052 Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, left eyeBillable
- H35.053 Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, bilateralBillable
- H35.059 Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, unspecified eyeBillable
- H35.06 Retinal vasculitisHeader
- H35.061 Retinal vasculitis, right eyeBillable
- H35.062 Retinal vasculitis, left eyeBillable
- H35.063 Retinal vasculitis, bilateralBillable
- H35.069 Retinal vasculitis, unspecified eyeBillable
- H35.07 Retinal telangiectasisHeader
- H35.071 Retinal telangiectasis, right eyeBillable
- H35.072 Retinal telangiectasis, left eyeBillable
- H35.073 Retinal telangiectasis, bilateralBillable
- H35.079 Retinal telangiectasis, unspecified eyeBillable
- H35.09 Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalitiesBillable
Related codes in H35
- H35.1 Retinopathy of prematurityHeader
- H35.2 Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathyHeader
- H35.3 Degeneration of macula and posterior poleHeader
- H35.4 Peripheral retinal degenerationHeader
- H35.5 Hereditary retinal dystrophyHeader
- H35.6 Retinal hemorrhageHeader
- H35.7 Separation of retinal layersHeader
- H35.8 Other specified retinal disordersHeader
- H35.9 Unspecified retinal disorderBillable
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