H35.45
Header — not billableSecondary pigmentary degeneration
The ICD-10 code for secondary pigmentary degeneration is H35.45.
H35.45 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.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H35.40Unspecified peripheral retinal degeneration
- H35.41Lattice degeneration of retinanon-billable header
- H35.42Microcystoid degeneration of retinanon-billable header
- H35.43Paving stone degeneration of retinanon-billable header
- H35.44Age-related reticular degeneration of retinanon-billable header
- H35.46Secondary vitreoretinal degenerationnon-billable header
- H35.45Secondary pigmentary degenerationnon-billable header