H35.03

H35.03: Hypertensive retinopathy

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H35.03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hypertensive retinopathy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H35.03

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

Written on H35: Other retinal disorders

diabetic retinal disorders (E08.311-E08.359, E09.311-E09.359, E10.311-E10.359, E11.311-E11.359, E13.311-E13.359)

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead H35.03

4 child codes. Green means billable.

H35.031Hypertensive retinopathy, right eye
H35.032Hypertensive retinopathy, left eye
H35.033Hypertensive retinopathy, bilateral
H35.039Hypertensive retinopathy, unspecified eye

Other codes under H35.0

H35.00Unspecified background retinopathy
H35.01Changes in retinal vascular appearance
H35.02Exudative retinopathy
H35.04Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified
H35.05Retinal neovascularization, unspecified
H35.06Retinal vasculitis
H35.07Retinal telangiectasis
H35.09Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalities