H35.00
BillableUnspecified background retinopathy
Unspecified background retinopathy
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Changes in retinal vascular appearance57534004
- Retinal vascular disorder57534004
- Renal retinopathy193357001
- Hereditary vitreoretinopathy232062002
- Familial aplasia of the vermis253175003
- Estrogen antagonist adverse reaction292246003
- Oestrogen antagonist adverse reaction292246003
- Adverse reaction to tamoxifen292248002
- Tamoxifen adverse reaction292248002
- Adverse reaction to thioridazine292396000
- Thioridazine adverse reaction292396000
- Trifluoperazine adverse reaction292399007
- Chelating agent adverse reaction292743007
- Desferrioxamine adverse reaction292745000
- Aminoquinoline antimalarial adverse reaction292849002
- Hydroxychloroquine adverse reaction292853000
- Adverse reaction to chloroquine292854006
- Chloroquine adverse reaction292854006
- Adverse reaction to quinine292858009
- Quinine adverse reaction292858009
- AAOOR - Acute annular occult outer retinopathy312929003
- AZOOR - Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy312929003
- Acute annular occult outer retinopathy312929003
- Acute local occult outer retinopathy312929003
- Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy312929003
- Chloroquine retinopathy312958000
- Desferrioxamine retinopathy312959008
- Quinine retinopathy312960003
- Tamoxifen retinopathy312961004
- Thioridazine retinopathy312962006
- Paraneoplastic retinopathy404663008
- Hydrochloroquine retinopathy424338005
- Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy424338005
- Cerebral small vessel disease443929000
- Small vessel cerebrovascular disease443929000
- Retinopathy caused by canthaxanthin716717005
- Joubert syndrome716997004
- Joubert syndrome with ocular defect716998009
- Joubert syndrome with retinopathy716998009
- Al Gazali Nair syndrome722110003
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, retinopathy, seizures, intellectual disability syndrome722110003
- Background retinopathy due to impaired glucose regulation723169001
- Autosomal recessive chorioretinopathy and microcephaly syndrome770404004
- Autosomal recessive chorioretinopathy, microcephaly, intellectual disability syndrome770404004
- RVCL - retinal vasculopathy cerebral leucoencephalopathy783787000
- RVCL - retinal vasculopathy cerebral leukoencephalopathy783787000
- RVCL-S - retinal vasculopathy, cerebral leucoencephalopathy, systemic manifestations783787000
- RVCL-S - retinal vasculopathy, cerebral leukoencephalopathy, systemic manifestations783787000
- Retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leucoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations783787000
- Retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations783787000
- Atherosclerotic retinopathy870346008
- Retinopathy due to atherosclerosis870346008
- Adverse reaction to Cinchona alkaloid870367008
- Cinchona alkaloid adverse reaction870367008
- Bilateral retinopathy15735281000119109
- Retinopathy of bilateral eyes15735281000119109
- Retinopathy of both eyes15735281000119109
- Bilateral retinopathy of eyes caused by hydroxychloroquine15921411000119106
- Retinopathy of bilateral eyes caused by hydroxychloroquine15921411000119106
- Retinopathy of both eyes caused by hydroxychloroquine15921411000119106
- Disorder of blood vessel of retina of left eye15735321000119104
- Vascular retinopathy of left eye15735321000119104
- Disorder of blood vessel of retina of right eye15735201000119101
- Vascular retinopathy of right eye15735201000119101
- Retinopathy caused by trifluoperazine133361000119101
- Retinopathy of left eye caused by hydroxychloroquine15735401000119100
- Retinopathy of right eye caused by hydroxychloroquine15735361000119109
- Vascular retinopathy of bilateral eyes450641000124101
- Vascular retinopathy of both eyes450641000124101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified background retinopathy?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified background retinopathy is H35.00. The full clinical description is "Unspecified background retinopathy". H35.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H35.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H35.00 represents "Unspecified background retinopathy". 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 H35.00 a billable code?
Yes, H35.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H35.00 in?
H35.00 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H35.00 map to?
H35.00 maps to 40 SNOMED CT concepts: 312929003, 870367008, 292854006, 292858009, 292248002, and 35 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H35.00?
H35.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0004608. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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