Hereditary choroidal dystrophy

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 5 more specific codes instead:

H31.20 Hereditary choroidal dystrophy, unspecified
H31.21 Choroideremia
H31.22 Choroidal dystrophy (central areolar) (generalized) (peripapillary)
H31.23 Gyrate atrophy, choroid
H31.29 Other hereditary choroidal dystrophy

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 Hereditary choroidal dystrophy

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H31.0	Chorioretinal scars	Not billable
H31.1	Choroidal degeneration	Not billable
H31.3	Choroidal hemorrhage and rupture	Not billable
H31.4	Choroidal detachment	Not billable
H31.8	Other specified disorders of choroid	Valid
H31.9	Unspecified disorder of choroid	Valid