H31.01
Header — not billableMacula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic)
The ICD-10 code for macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic) is H31.01.
H31.01 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- postprocedural choriorentinal scar (H59.81-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H31.01
- H31.011Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), right eye
- H31.012Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), left eye
- H31.013Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), bilateral
- H31.019Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), unspecified eye
Related codes in this category
- H31.00Unspecified chorioretinal scarsnon-billable header
- H31.02Solar retinopathynon-billable header
- H31.09Other chorioretinal scarsnon-billable header
- H31.01Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic)non-billable header