Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2024 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

FY2024 Added to the code set Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral

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 H36 Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Excludes1 - never coded here

arteriosclerotic retinopathy (H35.0-)
diabetic retinopathy (E08.3-, E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)

Code first

underlying disease, such as:
lipid storage disorders (E75.-)
sickle-cell disorders (D57.-)

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 > retinopathy
Retinopathy > in > sickle-cell disorders > nonproliferative

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H36.811	Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye	Valid
H36.812	Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye	Valid
H36.819	Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye	Valid