ICD-10-CM Code H35.5
Hereditary retinal dystrophy
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 H35.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of H35.5 that describes the diagnosis 'hereditary retinal dystrophy' in more detail.
- H35.5 Hereditary retinal dystrophy NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H355 is used to code Stargardt disease
Stargardt disease, or fundus flavimaculatus, is an inherited form of juvenile macular degeneration that causes progressive vision loss usually to the point of legal blindness. Several genes are associated with the disorder. Symptoms, mainly vision loss, typically develop before age 20, and also include wavy vision, blind spots, blurriness, impaired color vision, and difficulty adapting to dim lighting.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| MeSH Codes: | , , D052245 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | , 362.76, |
Coding Notes for H35.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Dystrophies primarily involving Bruch's membrane - instead, use code H31.1-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H35.5 - Hereditary retinal dystrophy'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H35.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H35 - Other retinal disorders