H35.323 — Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral
Is H35.323 billable?
No — H35.323 is a non-billable header code. H35.323 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 4 billable codes beneath H35.323.
Billable codes under this header
- H35.3230Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, stage unspecified
- H35.3231Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with active choroidal neovascularization
- H35.3232Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with inactive choroidal neovascularization
- H35.3233Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with inactive scar
H35.323 at a glance
| Code | H35.323 |
|---|---|
| Description | Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is H35.323 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H35.32, the nearest indexed parent of H35.323. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Kuhnt-Junius degeneration
- Degeneration, degenerative › Kuhnt-Junius
- Degeneration, degenerative › macula, macular › exudative
- Degeneration, degenerative › macula, macular › wet age-related
- Degeneration, degenerative › retina › Kuhnt-Junius
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H35.323, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H35.323 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H35
The conditions below are not part of H35.323, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H35.323 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under H35.323? (4)
- H35.3230Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, stage unspecified
- H35.3231Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with active choroidal neovascularization
- H35.3232Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with inactive choroidal neovascularization
- H35.3233Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, with inactive scar
How long has H35.323 existed?
H35.323 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.