Separation of retinal layers

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:

H35.70 Unspecified separation of retinal layers
H35.71 Central serous chorioretinopathy (also a header)
H35.72 Serous detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (also a header)
H35.73 Hemorrhagic detachment of retinal pigment epithelium (also a header)

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 Separation of retinal layers

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)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H35.0	Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes	Not billable
H35.1	Retinopathy of prematurity	Not billable
H35.2	Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy	Not billable
H35.3	Degeneration of macula and posterior pole	Not billable
H35.4	Peripheral retinal degeneration	Not billable
H35.5	Hereditary retinal dystrophy	Not billable
H35.6	Retinal hemorrhage	Not billable
H35.8	Other specified retinal disorders	Not billable
H35.9	Unspecified retinal disorder	Valid