ICD-10-CM Code H35.33
Angioid streaks of macula
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.H35.33 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of angioid streaks of macula. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code H353 is used to code Drusen
Drusen (singular, "druse") are tiny yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material that build up between Bruch's membrane and the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye. The presence of a few small ("hard") drusen is normal with advancing age, and most people over 40 have some hard drusen. However, the presence of larger and more numerous drusen in the macula is a common early sign of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
Macular soft drusen in the right eye of a 70-year-old male.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye with MCC.
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye without MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H35.33 - Angioid streaks of macula'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 363.43 was previously used, H35.33 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: H35.3 - Degeneration of macula and posterior pole