ICD-10-CM H35: Other retinal disorders

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for H35

Other retinal disorders

Coding Notes & Guidelines for H35

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment (H33.4-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery (H59.03-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • hereditary retinal degeneration (dystrophy) (H35.5-)
  • peripheral retinal degeneration with retinal break (H33.3-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

dystrophies primarily involving Bruch's membrane (H31.1-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • retinal detachment (serous) (H33.2-)
  • rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (H33.0-)
Excludes2: Not Included Here

diabetic retinal disorders (E08.311-E08.359, E09.311-E09.359, E10.311-E10.359, E11.311-E11.359, E13.311-E13.359)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy (H36.82-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

retinal hemorrhage (H35.6-)

Code First

poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Use Additional Code

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Inclusion Terms

Retinal vascular sheathing

Inclusion Terms

Coats retinopathy

Inclusion Terms
  • Eales disease
  • Retinal perivasculitis
Inclusion Terms

Retinal varices

Inclusion Terms

Retinopathy of prematurity NOS

Inclusion Terms
  • Proliferative vitreo-retinopathy
  • Thalassemia proliferative retinopathy
Inclusion Terms

Age-related macular degeneration

Inclusion Terms
  • Atrophic age-related macular degeneration
  • Dry age-related macular degeneration
Inclusion Terms

Wet age-related macular degeneration

Inclusion Terms

Palisade degeneration of retina

Inclusion Terms
  • Albipunctate retinal dystrophy
  • Retinitis pigmentosa
  • Tapetoretinal dystrophy
Inclusion Terms

Stargardt's disease

Inclusion Terms

Vitelliform retinal dystrophy

Inclusion Terms

Retinal cotton wool spots

Code Also

any associated hypertension (I10)

7th Character Guidance

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.31 to designate the stage of the disease:

7th Character Guidance

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.32 to designate the stage of the disease:

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for H35):

H35.0 - Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes H35.00 - Unspecified background retinopathy H35.01 - Changes in retinal vascular appearance H35.011 - Changes in retinal vascular appearance, right eye H35.012 - Changes in retinal vascular appearance, left eye H35.013 - Changes in retinal vascular appearance, bilateral H35.019 - Changes in retinal vascular appearance, unspecified eye H35.02 - Exudative retinopathy H35.021 - Exudative retinopathy, right eye H35.022 - Exudative retinopathy, left eye H35.023 - Exudative retinopathy, bilateral H35.029 - Exudative retinopathy, unspecified eye H35.03 - Hypertensive retinopathy H35.031 - Hypertensive retinopathy, right eye H35.032 - Hypertensive retinopathy, left eye H35.033 - Hypertensive retinopathy, bilateral H35.039 - Hypertensive retinopathy, unspecified eye H35.04 - Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified H35.041 - Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, right eye H35.042 - Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, left eye H35.043 - Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, bilateral H35.049 - Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, unspecified eye H35.05 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified H35.051 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, right eye H35.052 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, left eye H35.053 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, bilateral H35.059 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, unspecified eye H35.06 - Retinal vasculitis H35.061 - Retinal vasculitis, right eye H35.062 - Retinal vasculitis, left eye H35.063 - Retinal vasculitis, bilateral H35.069 - Retinal vasculitis, unspecified eye H35.07 - Retinal telangiectasis H35.071 - Retinal telangiectasis, right eye H35.072 - Retinal telangiectasis, left eye H35.073 - Retinal telangiectasis, bilateral H35.079 - Retinal telangiectasis, unspecified eye H35.09 - Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalities H35.1 - Retinopathy of prematurity H35.10 - Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified H35.101 - Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified, right eye H35.102 - Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified, left eye H35.103 - Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified, bilateral H35.109 - Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified, unspecified eye H35.11 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0 H35.111 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0, right eye H35.112 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0, left eye H35.113 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0, bilateral H35.119 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0, unspecified eye H35.12 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 1 H35.121 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 1, right eye H35.122 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 1, left eye H35.123 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 1, bilateral H35.129 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 1, unspecified eye H35.13 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 2 H35.131 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 2, right eye H35.132 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 2, left eye H35.133 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 2, bilateral H35.139 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 2, unspecified eye H35.14 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3 H35.141 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3, right eye H35.142 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3, left eye H35.143 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3, bilateral H35.149 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3, unspecified eye H35.15 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 4 H35.151 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 4, right eye H35.152 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 4, left eye H35.153 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 4, bilateral H35.159 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 4, unspecified eye H35.16 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5 H35.161 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5, right eye H35.162 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5, left eye H35.163 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5, bilateral H35.169 - Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5, unspecified eye H35.17 - Retrolental fibroplasia H35.171 - Retrolental fibroplasia, right eye H35.172 - Retrolental fibroplasia, left eye H35.173 - Retrolental fibroplasia, bilateral H35.179 - Retrolental fibroplasia, unspecified eye H35.2 - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy H35.20 - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, unspecified eye H35.21 - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, right eye H35.22 - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, left eye H35.23 - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, bilateral H35.3 - Degeneration of macula and posterior pole H35.30 - Unspecified macular degeneration H35.31 - Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration H35.311 - Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye H35.312 - Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye H35.313 - Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral H35.319 - Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye H35.32 - Exudative age-related macular degeneration H35.321 - Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye H35.322 - Exudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye H35.323 - Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral H35.329 - Exudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye H35.33 - Angioid streaks of macula H35.34 - Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole H35.341 - Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, right eye H35.342 - Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, left eye H35.343 - Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, bilateral H35.349 - Macular cyst, hole, or pseudohole, unspecified eye H35.35 - Cystoid macular degeneration H35.351 - Cystoid macular degeneration, right eye H35.352 - Cystoid macular degeneration, left eye H35.353 - Cystoid macular degeneration, bilateral H35.359 - Cystoid macular degeneration, unspecified eye H35.36 - Drusen (degenerative) of macula H35.361 - Drusen (degenerative) of macula, right eye H35.362 - Drusen (degenerative) of macula, left eye H35.363 - Drusen (degenerative) of macula, bilateral H35.369 - Drusen (degenerative) of macula, unspecified eye H35.37 - Puckering of macula H35.371 - Puckering of macula, right eye H35.372 - Puckering of macula, left eye H35.373 - Puckering of macula, bilateral H35.379 - Puckering of macula, unspecified eye H35.38 - Toxic maculopathy H35.381 - Toxic maculopathy, right eye H35.382 - Toxic maculopathy, left eye H35.383 - Toxic maculopathy, bilateral H35.389 - Toxic maculopathy, unspecified eye H35.4 - Peripheral retinal degeneration H35.40 - Unspecified peripheral retinal degeneration H35.41 - Lattice degeneration of retina H35.411 - Lattice degeneration of retina, right eye H35.412 - Lattice degeneration of retina, left eye H35.413 - Lattice degeneration of retina, bilateral H35.419 - Lattice degeneration of retina, unspecified eye H35.42 - Microcystoid degeneration of retina H35.421 - Microcystoid degeneration of retina, right eye H35.422 - Microcystoid degeneration of retina, left eye H35.423 - Microcystoid degeneration of retina, bilateral H35.429 - Microcystoid degeneration of retina, unspecified eye H35.43 - Paving stone degeneration of retina H35.431 - Paving stone degeneration of retina, right eye H35.432 - Paving stone degeneration of retina, left eye H35.433 - Paving stone degeneration of retina, bilateral H35.439 - Paving stone degeneration of retina, unspecified eye H35.44 - Age-related reticular degeneration of retina H35.441 - Age-related reticular degeneration of retina, right eye H35.442 - Age-related reticular degeneration of retina, left eye H35.443 - Age-related reticular degeneration of retina, bilateral H35.449 - Age-related reticular degeneration of retina, unspecified eye H35.45 - Secondary pigmentary degeneration H35.451 - Secondary pigmentary degeneration, right eye H35.452 - Secondary pigmentary degeneration, left eye H35.453 - Secondary pigmentary degeneration, bilateral H35.459 - Secondary pigmentary degeneration, unspecified eye H35.46 - Secondary vitreoretinal degeneration H35.461 - Secondary vitreoretinal degeneration, right eye H35.462 - Secondary vitreoretinal degeneration, left eye H35.463 - Secondary vitreoretinal degeneration, bilateral H35.469 - Secondary vitreoretinal degeneration, unspecified eye H35.5 - Hereditary retinal dystrophy H35.50 - Unspecified hereditary retinal dystrophy H35.51 - Vitreoretinal dystrophy H35.52 - Pigmentary retinal dystrophy H35.53 - Other dystrophies primarily involving the sensory retina H35.54 - Dystrophies primarily involving the retinal pigment epithelium H35.6 - Retinal hemorrhage H35.60 - Retinal hemorrhage, unspecified eye H35.61 - Retinal hemorrhage, right eye H35.62 - Retinal hemorrhage, left eye H35.63 - Retinal hemorrhage, bilateral H35.7 - Separation of retinal layers H35.70 - Unspecified separation of retinal layers H35.71 - Central serous chorioretinopathy H35.711 - Central serous chorioretinopathy, right eye H35.712 - Central serous chorioretinopathy, left eye H35.713 - Central serous chorioretinopathy, bilateral H35.719 - Central serous chorioretinopathy, unspecified eye H35.72 - Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium H35.721 - Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, right eye H35.722 - Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, left eye H35.723 - Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, bilateral H35.729 - Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, unspecified eye H35.73 - Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium H35.731 - Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, right eye H35.732 - Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, left eye H35.733 - Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, bilateral H35.739 - Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, unspecified eye H35.8 - Other specified retinal disorders H35.81 - Retinal edema H35.82 - Retinal ischemia H35.89 - Other specified retinal disorders H35.9 - Unspecified retinal disorder

About ICD-10-CM Code H35 (Other retinal disorders)

ICD-10-CM code H35 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM H35 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about H35 - Other retinal disorders. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Other retinal disorders.