H35.0
ICD-10Non-billable categoryBackground retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes
H35.0 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated hypertension (I10)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 9 codes beneath H35.0. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in H35
- H35.1Retinopathy of prematuritycategory
- H35.2Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathycategory
- H35.3Degeneration of macula and posterior polecategory
- H35.4Peripheral retinal degenerationcategory
- H35.5Hereditary retinal dystrophycategory
- H35.6Retinal hemorrhagecategory
- H35.7Separation of retinal layerscategory
- H35.8Other specified retinal disorderscategory
- H35.9Unspecified retinal disorder
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- H35
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.