H35 Other retinal disorders

Category / Non-billable header 187 subcodes

Block: Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36)

Excludes 2 (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)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

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

Last reviewed: September 2026