ICD-10-CM › H00-H59 › H30-H36 › H35.0 Background retinopathy and retinal... › H35.05
Retinal neovascularization, unspecified
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:
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 Retinal neovascularization, unspecified
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from H35 Other retinal disorders
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)
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.
- Disorder > retina > neovascularization
- Neovascularization > retina
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H35.00 | Unspecified background retinopathy | Valid |
| H35.01 | Changes in retinal vascular appearance | Not billable |
| H35.02 | Exudative retinopathy | Not billable |
| H35.03 | Hypertensive retinopathy | Not billable |
| H35.04 | Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified | Not billable |
| H35.06 | Retinal vasculitis | Not billable |
| H35.07 | Retinal telangiectasis | Not billable |
| H35.09 | Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalities | Valid |