H35.8
Header — not billableOther specified retinal disorders
The ICD-10 code for other specified retinal disorders is H35.8.
H35.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- retinal hemorrhage (H35.6-)
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.
Child codes under H35.8
Related codes in this category
- H35.0Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changesnon-billable header
- H35.1Retinopathy of prematuritynon-billable header
- H35.2Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathynon-billable header
- H35.3Degeneration of macula and posterior polenon-billable header
- H35.4Peripheral retinal degenerationnon-billable header
- H35.5Hereditary retinal dystrophynon-billable header
- H35.6Retinal hemorrhagenon-billable header
- H35.7Separation of retinal layersnon-billable header
- H35.9Unspecified retinal disorder
- H35.8Other specified retinal disordersnon-billable header