H34.9
BillableUnspecified retinal vascular occlusion
Unspecified retinal vascular occlusion
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Chorioretinal infarction903008
- Arterial spasm3750006
- Arteriospasm3750006
- Spasm of artery3750006
- Thrombosis of retinal artery26214006
- Retinal ischaemia26468004
- Retinal ischemia26468004
- Retinal artery spasm64959007
- Angiospasm71772004
- Blood vessel spasm71772004
- Vascular spasm71772004
- Vasospasm71772004
- Retinal vascular occlusion73757007
- Retinal microembolism76975009
- RAO - Retinal artery occlusion232035005
- Retinal artery occlusion232035005
- Blood clot in eye246682000
- Ischaemic maculopathy312913006
- Ischemic maculopathy312913006
- Macular ischaemia312913006
- Macular ischemia312913006
- Chorioretinal vascular disorder313000007
- Choroidal infarct314003000
- Ocular ischaemic syndrome314436005
- Ocular ischemic syndrome314436005
- Retinal embolus404667009
- Calcific retinal embolus404668004
- Platelet retinal embolus404669007
- Platelet thrombin embolus404669007
- Platelet-fibrin retinal embolus404669007
- Cholesterol retinal embolus404670008
- Hollenhorst plaque404670008
- Macular infarction418918009
- Rambaud Gallian Touchard syndrome724002003
- Rambaud Gallian syndrome724002003
- Retinal ischaemia, digestive tract small vessel hyalinosis, diffuse cerebral calcification syndrome724002003
- Retinal ischemia, digestive tract small vessel hyalinosis, diffuse cerebral calcification syndrome724002003
- Ischaemia of retina due to diabetes mellitus770324004
- Ischemia of retina due to diabetes mellitus770324004
- Retinal ischaemia due to diabetes mellitus770324004
- Retinal ischaemia with diabetes mellitus770324004
- Retinal ischemia due to diabetes mellitus770324004
- Retinal ischemia with diabetes mellitus770324004
- Bilateral cholesterol embolus of retinal artery of bilateral eyes680841000119109
- Cholesterol embolus of retinal artery of bilateral eyes680841000119109
- Cholesterol embolus of retinal artery of both eyes680841000119109
- Cholesterol retinal embolus of bilateral eyes680841000119109
- Bilateral vascular occlusion of retina of eyes15997991000119107
- Vascular occlusion of retina of bilateral eyes15997991000119107
- Vascular occlusion of retina of both eyes15997991000119107
- Cholesterol retinal embolus of left eye677801000119100
- Hollenhorst plaque of left eye677801000119100
- Cholesterol retinal embolus of right eye677811000119102
- Hollenhorst plaque of right eye677811000119102
- Ischaemia of retina due to type 1 diabetes mellitus104941000119109
- Ischemia of retina due to type 1 diabetes mellitus104941000119109
- Retinal ischaemia due to type 1 diabetes mellitus104941000119109
- Retinal ischaemia with type 1 diabetes mellitus104941000119109
- Retinal ischemia due to type 1 diabetes mellitus104941000119109
- Retinal ischemia with type 1 diabetes mellitus104941000119109
- Ischaemia of retina due to type 2 diabetes mellitus104961000119108
- Ischemia of retina due to type 2 diabetes mellitus104961000119108
- Retinal ischaemia due to type 2 diabetes mellitus104961000119108
- Retinal ischaemia with type 2 diabetes mellitus104961000119108
- Retinal ischemia due to type 2 diabetes mellitus104961000119108
- Retinal ischemia with type 2 diabetes mellitus104961000119108
- Vascular occlusion of retina of left eye15997911000119103
- Vascular occlusion of retina of right eye15997951000119102
UMLS
- Retinal Vascular OcclusionC0035326
- Retinal vascular occlusionC0035326
- Retinal vascular occlusion (disorder)C0035326
- Retinal vascular occlusion, unspecifiedC0035326
- Retinal vascular occlusionsC0035326
- Unspecified retinal vascular occlusionC0035326
- retinal vascular occlusionC0035326
- retinal vascular occlusionsC0035326
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified retinal vascular occlusion?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified retinal vascular occlusion is H34.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified retinal vascular occlusion". H34.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H34.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H34.9 represents "Unspecified retinal vascular occlusion". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H34.9 a billable code?
Yes, H34.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H34.9 in?
H34.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H34.9?
H34.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: amaurosis fugax (G45.3).
What SNOMED CT codes does H34.9 map to?
H34.9 maps to 29 SNOMED CT concepts: 71772004, 3750006, 680841000119109, 15997991000119107, 246682000, and 24 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H34.9?
H34.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0035326. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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