H35.9
BillableUnspecified retinal disorder
Unspecified retinal disorder
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •diabetes mellitus related eye conditions, , ,E09.3, E10.3, E11.3, E13.3
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbitS05
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-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
Related Codes(9)
H35.0Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
H35.1Retinopathy of prematurity
H35.2Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy
H35.3Degeneration of macula and posterior pole
H35.4Peripheral retinal degeneration
H35.5Hereditary retinal dystrophy
H35.6Retinal hemorrhage
H35.7Separation of retinal layers
H35.8Other specified retinal disorders
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(141)
SNOMED CT
- Retinal disease29555009
- Retinal disorder29555009
- Retinopathy29555009
- Disorder of retina caused by radiation95221007
- Radiation retinopathy95221007
- Degeneration of retina95695004
- Retinal degeneration95695004
- Generalised retinal degeneration95697007
- Generalized retinal degeneration95697007
- Consecutive optic atrophy194043004
- Optic atrophy secondary to retinal disease194043004
- Advanced retinal disease309594000
- Retinal abnormality - non-diabetes309596003
- Disorder of vitreous body and retina312771007
- Disorder of vitreous body and/or retina312771007
- Disorder of macula lutea312999006
- Disorder of macula of retina312999006
- Macular disease312999006
- Macular disorder312999006
- Maculopathy312999006
- Lesion of retina1275616003
- Multiple lesions of retina without detachment1275617007
- Bilateral multiple lesions of retina without detachment1275620004
- Multiple lesions of bilateral retinas without detachment1275620004
- Multiple lesions of both retinas without detachment1275620004
- Multiple lesions of retina of right eye without detachment1275622007
- Multiple lesions of right retina without detachment1275622007
- Multiple lesions of left retina without detachment1279496001
- Multiple lesions of retina of left eye without detachment1279496001
- Lesion of retina of right eye1279732001
- Lesion of retina of left eye1279734000
- Bilateral lesion of retina of eyes1279736003
- Lesion of retina of bilateral eyes1279736003
- Lesion of retina of both eyes1279736003
- Disorder of retina caused by talc1300225009
- Disorder of macula of retina caused by radiation1338026004
- Disorder of macula of retina due to and following radiation therapy1338027008
- Disorder of macula of retina due to and following radiotherapy1338027008
- Bilateral disorder of macula of eyes15998351000119102
- Disorder of macula of bilateral eyes15998351000119102
- Disorder of macula of both eyes15998351000119102
- Disorder of macula of left eye15998311000119103
- Disorder of macula of right eye15998391000119107
- Disorder of retina of left eye15735241000119104
- Retinopathy of left eye15735241000119104
- Disorder of retina of right eye15735161000119106
- Retinopathy of right eye15735161000119106
- Generalized degeneration of retina of right eye15732961000119104
- Generalized retinal degeneration of right eye15732961000119104
- Retinopathy as late effect of radiation103841000119102
UMLS
- Disease, RetinalC0035309
- Diseases, RetinalC0035309
- Disorder retinalC0035309
- Noninflammatory retina diseaseC0035309
- RETINAL DISC0035309
- Retinal DiseaseC0035309
- Retinal DiseasesC0035309
- Retinal DisorderC0035309
- Retinal DisordersC0035309
- Retinal diseaseC0035309
- Retinal disorderC0035309
- Retinal disorder (disorder)C0035309
- Retinal disorder NOSC0035309
- RetinopathyC0035309
- Retinopathy NOSC0035309
- Unspecified retinal disorderC0035309
- disease retinalC0035309
- diseases retinalC0035309
- disorders retinaC0035309
- disorders retinalC0035309
- retina disorderC0035309
- retinal diseaseC0035309
- retinal diseasesC0035309
- retinopathiesC0035309
- retinopathyC0035309
Clinical Terms
- Degeneration of retina
- Multiple lesions of retina without detachment
- retina disorder
- RETINAL DIS
- Advanced retinal disease
- Diseases, Retinal
- Lesion of retina of right eye
- Disorder of macula of left eye
- Bilateral multiple lesions of retina without detachment
- diseases retinal
- disorders retinal
- Disorder of macula of retina caused by radiation
- Retinal Disorders
- Multiple lesions of left retina without detachment
- Generalized retinal degeneration of right eye
- Disorder of vitreous body and retina
- Lesion of retina of both eyes
- Radiation retinopathy
- Consecutive optic atrophy
- Retinal degeneration
- Bilateral disorder of macula of eyes
- Disorder of macula of retina
- Disorder of macula of retina due to and following radiotherapy
- Generalized retinal degeneration
- Retinopathy NOS
- Disorder of macula of right eye
- Disorder of macula lutea
- Retinopathy of right eye
- Multiple lesions of retina of left eye without detachment
- Lesion of retina
- Retinopathy as late effect of radiation
- Retinal disorder NOS
- Retinal disorder (disorder)
- Retinal Disorder
- Retinal Disease
- Retinopathy of left eye
- Lesion of retina of bilateral eyes
- Disorder of macula of retina due to and following radiation therapy
- Disorder of macula of bilateral eyes
- Disorder of retina of right eye
- Retinal abnormality - non-diabetes
- Lesion of retina of left eye
- Maculopathy
- retinal diseases
- disorders retina
- retinopathy
- Optic atrophy secondary to retinal disease
- Disease, Retinal
- Noninflammatory retina disease
- Generalized degeneration of retina of right eye
- Disorder of vitreous body and/or retina
- Disorder of retina of left eye
- Disorder of macula of both eyes
- Macular disease
- Multiple lesions of retina of right eye without detachment
- Macular disorder
- Bilateral lesion of retina of eyes
- Disorder of retina caused by radiation
- Disorder of retina caused by talc
- Multiple lesions of bilateral retinas without detachment
- Disorder retinal
- retinopathies
- Generalised retinal degeneration
- disease retinal
- Multiple lesions of both retinas without detachment
- Multiple lesions of right retina without detachment
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified retinal disorder?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified retinal disorder is H35.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified retinal disorder". H35.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H35.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H35.9 represents “Unspecified retinal disorder”. 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 H35.9 a billable code?
Yes, H35.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H35.9 in?
H35.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H35.9 map to?
H35.9 maps to 27 SNOMED CT concepts: 309594000, 15998351000119102, 1279736003, 1275620004, 194043004, and 22 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H35.9?
H35.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0035309. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H35.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified retinal disorder 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 H35.9?
H35.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 9B78.4 (Peripheral retinal degeneration).
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