H31.0 — Chorioretinal scars
Is H31.0 billable?
No — H31.0 is a non-billable header code. H31.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 16 billable codes beneath H31.0.
Billable codes under this header
- H31.001Unspecified chorioretinal scars, right eye
- H31.002Unspecified chorioretinal scars, left eye
- H31.003Unspecified chorioretinal scars, bilateral
- H31.009Unspecified chorioretinal scars, unspecified eye
- H31.011Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), right eye
- H31.012Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), left eye
- H31.013Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), bilateral
- H31.019Macula scars of posterior pole (postinflammatory) (post-traumatic), unspecified eye
- H31.021Solar retinopathy, right eye
- H31.022Solar retinopathy, left eye
- H31.023Solar retinopathy, bilateral
- H31.029Solar retinopathy, unspecified eye
- H31.091Other chorioretinal scars, right eye
- H31.092Other chorioretinal scars, left eye
- H31.093Other chorioretinal scars, bilateral
- H31.099Other chorioretinal scars, unspecified eye
H31.0 at a glance
| Code | H31.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Chorioretinal scars |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of H31.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H31.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- postsurgical chorioretinal scars (H59.81-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H31.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H31.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
What codes fall under H31.0? (4)
How long has H31.0 existed?
H31.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.