H35.0
Non-billableBackground retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
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)
- diabetic retinal disorders (E08.311-E08.359, E09.311-E09.359, E10.311-E10.359, E11.311-E11.359, E13.311-E13.359)
Code Also
A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances
- any associated hypertension (I10)
Child Codes (9)
H35.00Unspecified background retinopathy
H35.01Changes in retinal vascular appearance
H35.02Exudative retinopathy
H35.03Hypertensive retinopathy
H35.04Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified
H35.05Retinal neovascularization, unspecified
H35.06Retinal vasculitis
H35.07Retinal telangiectasis
H35.09Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalities
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H35.0?
ICD-10-CM code H35.0 represents "Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is H35.0 a billable code?
No, H35.0 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under H35.0.
What chapter is H35.0 in?
H35.0 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What are the subcategories under H35.0?
H35.0 has 9 child codes, including: H35.00 (Unspecified background retinopathy), H35.01 (Changes in retinal vascular appearance), H35.02 (Exudative retinopathy), H35.03 (Hypertensive retinopathy), and 5 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H35.0?
H35.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494531. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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