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H35.323 - Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral

ICD-10-CM Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa · H30-H36 Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36) · Subcategory of H35.32 · FY2027

Coding Guidance

H35.323 requires a 7th character. Report the code below that matches the documentation, for example 0 for stage unspecified, 1 for with active choroidal neovascularization, 2 for with inactive choroidal neovascularization.

7th Character

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.32 to designate the stage of the disease:

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom H35

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • diabetic retinal disorders (E08.311-E08.359, E09.311-E09.359, E10.311-E10.359, E11.311-E11.359, E13.311-E13.359)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter H00-H59

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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)
NotesFrom Chapter H00-H59

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

More Specific Codes (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→

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