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H31.023

H31.023: Solar retinopathy, bilateral

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

H31.023 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for solar retinopathy, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H31.023 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H31.023

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H31.0: Chorioretinal scars

  • postsurgical chorioretinal scars (H59.81-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H31.023 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
  • A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
  • A56672Billing and Coding: Electroretinography (ERG)
  • A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H31.02

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.