H35.3113 (Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement)
compared with
H35.3123 (Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement),
from the official CMS tabular data. H35.3113 and H35.3123 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. H35.3113 and H35.3123 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H35.3113).
Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H35.3123).
7th character
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.31 to designate the stage of the disease:
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.31 to designate the stage of the disease: