ICD-10-CM Code H35.06
Retinal vasculitis
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 H35.06 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H35.06 that describes the diagnosis 'retinal vasculitis' in more detail.
- H35.06 Retinal vasculitis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H35.061 Retinal vasculitis, right eye
- BILLABLE H35.062 Retinal vasculitis, left eye
- BILLABLE H35.063 Retinal vasculitis, bilateral
- BILLABLE H35.069 Retinal vasculitis, unspecified eye
The ICD code H350 is used to code Coats' disease
Coats’ disease, (also known as exudative retinitis or retinal telangiectasis, sometimes spelled Coates' disease), is a rare congenital, nonhereditary eye disorder, causing full or partial blindness, characterized by abnormal development of blood vessels behind the retina. Coats' disease can also fall under glaucoma.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 362.12 |
Clinical photography of patient with Coats' disease, showing conjunctival hyperemia, mild corneal edema, posterior synechiae and cataract.
Coding Notes for H35.06 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Eales disease
- Retinal perivasculitis
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H35.06 - Retinal vasculitis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H35.06. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H35.0 - Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes