H31.1 — Choroidal degeneration
Is H31.1 billable?
No — H31.1 is a non-billable header code. H31.1 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 12 billable codes beneath H31.1.
Billable codes under this header
- H31.101Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, right eye
- H31.102Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, left eye
- H31.103Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, bilateral
- H31.109Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, unspecified eye
- H31.111Age-related choroidal atrophy, right eye
- H31.112Age-related choroidal atrophy, left eye
- H31.113Age-related choroidal atrophy, bilateral
- H31.119Age-related choroidal atrophy, unspecified eye
- H31.121Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, right eye
- H31.122Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, left eye
- H31.123Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, bilateral
- H31.129Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, unspecified eye
H31.1 at a glance
| Code | H31.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Choroidal degeneration |
| 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 H31.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H31.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- angioid streaks of macula (H35.33)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H31.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H31.1 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 H31.1? (3)
How long has H31.1 existed?
H31.1 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.