Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy

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, FY2024 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H36.821 Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
H36.822 Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye
H36.823 Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral
H36.829 Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

FY2024 Added to the code set Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy

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
Vitreoretinopathy, proliferative
Angiopathia, angiopathy > retinalis > proliferative
Retinopathy > proliferative NEC > sickle-cell
Retinopathy > in > sickle-cell disorders > proliferative

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H36.81	Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy	Not billable
H36.89	Other retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere	Valid