ICD-10-CM Code H31.1
Choroidal degeneration
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H31.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of H31.1 that describes the diagnosis 'choroidal degeneration' in more detail.
- H31.1 Choroidal degeneration NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for H31.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Angioid streaks of macula - instead, use code H35.33
Parent Code: H31 - Other disorders of choroid