H35.3123

H35.3123: Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H35.3123 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H35.3123 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "3": advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.31 to designate the stage of the disease:

0: stage unspecified
1: early dry stage
2: intermediate dry stage
3: advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement
4: advanced atrophic with subfoveal involvement

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H35.3123

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.

Medicare coverage

H35.3123 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 20 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)
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56672Billing and Coding: Electroretinography (ERG)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.