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H35.89

H35.89: Other specified retinal disorders

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

H35.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified retinal disorders. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H35.89

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

Written on H35.8: Other specified retinal disorders

  • retinal hemorrhage (H35.6-)

Written on H35: Other retinal disorders

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H35.89 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 21 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)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Phakoma
  • Atrophy, atrophic›retina, retinal(postinfectional)
  • Chalcosis›retina
  • Cyanosis›retina, retinal
  • Defect, defective›retinal nerve bundle fibers
  • Exudate›retina
  • Hyperemia›retina
  • Cholesterol›deposit›retina
  • Deposit›cholesterol›retina
  • Disease, diseased›retina, retinal›specified NEC
  • Disorder›retina›specified type NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H35.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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