H35.8 — Other specified retinal disorders
Is H35.8 billable?
No — H35.8 is a non-billable header code. H35.8 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 H35.8.
Billable codes under this header
H35.8 at a glance
| Code | H35.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified retinal disorders |
| 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 H35.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H35.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- retinal hemorrhage (H35.6-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H35.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H35.8 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 H35.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H35.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under H35.8? (3)
How long has H35.8 existed?
H35.8 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.
What other codes are in the H35 family? (9)
- H35.0Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changesnot billable
- H35.1Retinopathy of prematuritynot billable
- H35.2Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathynot billable
- H35.3Degeneration of macula and posterior polenot billable
- H35.4Peripheral retinal degenerationnot billable
- H35.5Hereditary retinal dystrophynot billable
- H35.6Retinal hemorrhagenot billable
- H35.7Separation of retinal layersnot billable
- H35.9Unspecified retinal disorder