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 | H35.02 | Exudative retinopathy | not billable |
| exudative | H35.02 | Exudative retinopathy | not billable |
| hypertensive | H35.03 | Hypertensive retinopathy | not billable |
| of prematurity | H35.10 | Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified | not billable |
| proliferative NEC | H35.2 | Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy | not billable |
| solar | H31.02 | Solar retinopathy | not billable |
Retinopathy of prematurity
| stage 0 | H35.11 | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 0 | not billable |
| stage 1 | H35.12 | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 1 | not billable |
| stage 2 | H35.13 | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 2 | not billable |
| stage 3 | H35.14 | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3 | not billable |
| stage 4 | H35.15 | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 4 | not billable |
| stage 5 | H35.16 | Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 5 | not billable |
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