H34.833 — Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral
Is H34.833 billable?
No — H34.833 is a non-billable header code. H34.833 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 3 billable codes beneath H34.833.
H34.833 at a glance
| Code | H34.833 |
|---|---|
| Description | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H34.833 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H34.83, the nearest indexed parent of H34.833. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Occlusion, occluded › retina, retinal › vein › tributary
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H34
The conditions below can never be reported together with H34.833 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H34.833, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H34.833 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 H34.833? (3)
How long has H34.833 existed?
H34.833 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2018: H34.833 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.