Unspecified choroidal degeneration

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H31.101 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, right eye
H31.102 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, left eye
H31.103 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, bilateral
H31.109 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, unspecified eye

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified choroidal degeneration

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Choroidopathy
Disorder > choroid > atrophy
Sclerosis, sclerotic > choroid
Disorder > choroid > degeneration
Degeneration, degenerative > chorioretinal
Degeneration, degenerative > Bruch's membrane
Atrophy, atrophic > choroid
Degeneration, degenerative > choroid

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H31.11	Age-related choroidal atrophy	Not billable
H31.12	Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid	Not billable