H34.839
H34.839 — Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
H34.839 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H34.83 to designate the severity of the occlusion:
- 0
- with macular edema
- 1
- with retinal neovascularization
- 2
- stable
Risk adjustment
H34.839 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead H34.839
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H34.83. If H34.839 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H34.839
- Is H34.839 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H34.839 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H34.839 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of choroid and retina (H30-H36).