H35.3211 (Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, with active choroidal neovascularization)
compared with
H35.3291 (Exudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, with active choroidal neovascularization),
from the official CMS tabular data. H35.3211 and H35.3291 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Exudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, with active choroidal neovascularization
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. H35.3211 and H35.3291 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.
H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)
H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)
Definition
Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, with active choroidal neovascularization is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H35.3211).
Exudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, with active choroidal neovascularization is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H35.3291).
7th character
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.32 to designate the stage of the disease:
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.32 to designate the stage of the disease: