ICD-10-CM Code H34.8
Other retinal vascular occlusions
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 H34.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of H34.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other retinal vascular occlusions' in more detail.
- H34.8 Other retinal vascular occlusions NON-BILLABLE
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- H34.821 Venous engorgement, right eye BILLABLE
- H34.822 Venous engorgement, left eye BILLABLE
- H34.823 Venous engorgement, bilateral BILLABLE
- H34.829 Venous engorgement, unspecified eye BILLABLE
The ICD code H348 is used to code Central retinal vein occlusion
The central retinal vein is the venous equivalent of the central retinal artery and, like that blood vessel, it can suffer from occlusion (central retinal vein occlusion, also CRVO), similar to that seen in ocular ischemic syndrome. Since the central retinal artery and vein are the sole source of blood supply and drainage for the retina, such occlusion can lead to severe damage to the retina and blindness, due to ischemia (restriction in blood supply) and edema (swelling).
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D012170 |
ICD 9 Code: | 362.35 |
Diagram of the eye, retinal vein is number 21.
Parent Code: H34 - Retinal vascular occlusions