H35.00

Billable

Unspecified background retinopathy

Unspecified background retinopathy

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

H30-H36

Parent Code

H35.0

Coding Notes

Related Codes(8)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(143)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Vascular retinopathy of right eye
  • Familial aplasia of the vermis
  • Acute annular occult outer retinopathy
  • Adverse reaction to Cinchona alkaloid
  • Adverse reaction to tamoxifen
  • Renal retinopathy
  • Autosomal recessive chorioretinopathy and microcephaly syndrome
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, retinopathy, seizures, intellectual disability syndrome
  • RVCL - retinal vasculopathy cerebral leukoencephalopathy
  • Al Gazali Nair syndrome
  • Joubert syndrome
  • AZOOR - Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy
  • Chloroquine adverse reaction
  • Cerebral small vessel disease
  • Disorder of blood vessel of retina of right eye
  • Cinchona alkaloid adverse reaction
  • Joubert syndrome with ocular defect
  • Retinal vascular disorder
  • Adverse reaction to quinine
  • Disorder of blood vessel of retina of left eye
  • Desferrioxamine adverse reaction
  • Retinopathy background
  • Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy
  • Joubert syndrome with retinopathy
  • Bilateral retinopathy of eyes caused by hydroxychloroquine
  • Atherosclerotic retinopathy
  • Chelating agent adverse reaction
  • Estrogen antagonist adverse reaction
  • Retinopathy of right eye caused by hydroxychloroquine
  • Oestrogen antagonist adverse reaction
  • Quinine adverse reaction
  • RVCL-S - retinal vasculopathy, cerebral leucoencephalopathy, systemic manifestations
  • Aminoquinoline antimalarial adverse reaction
  • Hydroxychloroquine adverse reaction
  • Thioridazine adverse reaction
  • Autosomal recessive chorioretinopathy, microcephaly, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Vascular retinopathy of bilateral eyes
  • Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy
  • Vascular retinopathy of left eye
  • Trifluoperazine adverse reaction
  • RVCL - retinal vasculopathy cerebral leucoencephalopathy
  • Retinopathy caused by canthaxanthin
  • Hereditary vitreoretinopathy
  • Retinopathy caused by trifluoperazine
  • Retinopathy of both eyes caused by hydroxychloroquine
  • Tamoxifen retinopathy
  • Retinopathy of bilateral eyes
  • Bilateral retinopathy
  • AAOOR - Acute annular occult outer retinopathy
  • Adverse reaction to chloroquine
  • Small vessel cerebrovascular disease
  • Retinopathy due to atherosclerosis
  • Desferrioxamine retinopathy
  • Background retinopathy due to impaired glucose regulation
  • Paraneoplastic retinopathy
  • Retinopathy of bilateral eyes caused by hydroxychloroquine
  • Retinopathy of left eye caused by hydroxychloroquine
  • Retinopathy of both eyes
  • Acute local occult outer retinopathy
  • Vascular retinopathy of both eyes
  • Quinine retinopathy
  • Retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leucoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations
  • Tamoxifen adverse reaction
  • Thioridazine retinopathy
  • Background retinopathy, unspecified
  • Changes in retinal vascular appearance
  • Hydrochloroquine retinopathy
  • Adverse reaction to thioridazine
  • Retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations
  • Chloroquine retinopathy
  • RVCL-S - retinal vasculopathy, cerebral leukoencephalopathy, systemic manifestations
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.

How does H35.00 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified background retinopathy affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H35.00?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H35.00 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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