Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid

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:

H31.121 Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, right eye
H31.122 Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, left eye
H31.123 Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, bilateral
H31.129 Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, 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 Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid

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 > diffuse secondary

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H31.10	Unspecified choroidal degeneration	Not billable
H31.11	Age-related choroidal atrophy	Not billable