ICD-10 Code for Retinopathy
Also indexed as (background)
The ICD-10-CM code for retinopathy is H35.00 — Unspecified background retinopathy. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for retinopathy with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
H35.00 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which retinopathy code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 16 codes under Retinopathy. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| arteriosclerotic | I70.8 | Atherosclerosis of other arteries |
| atherosclerotic | I70.8 | Atherosclerosis of other arteries |
| Coats | H35.02Not billable | Exudative retinopathy |
| exudative | H35.02Not billable | Exudative retinopathy |
| hypertensive | H35.03Not billable | Hypertensive retinopathy |
| of prematurity | H35.10Not billable | Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified |
| proliferative NEC | H35.2Not billable | Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy |
| solar | H31.02Not billable | Solar retinopathy |
Retinopathy of prematurity
| stage 0 | H35.11Not billable | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0 |
| stage 1 | H35.12Not billable | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 1 |
| stage 2 | H35.13Not billable | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 2 |
| stage 3 | H35.14Not billable | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3 |
| stage 4 | H35.15Not billable | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 4 |
| stage 5 | H35.16Not billable | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5 |
Retinopathy proliferative NEC
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources