H43.829
H43.829 — Vitreomacular adhesion, unspecified eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H43.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for vitreomacular adhesion, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H43.829 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.
Medicare coverage
H43.829 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H43.82. If H43.829 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H43.829
- Is H43.829 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H43.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H43.829 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44).