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H35.171

H35.171: Retrolental fibroplasia, right eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

H35.171 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retrolental fibroplasia, right eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H35.171

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

Written on H35: Other retinal disorders

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H35.171 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
  • A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
  • A56672Billing and Coding: Electroretinography (ERG)
  • A56692Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H35.17

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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