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H35.319 ICD-10-CM Code: Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (H35.319). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for H35.319 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on H35.319 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye
    FY2017 changes

Verify Before Coding

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of H35.319 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • H00-H59 — Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) (H00-H59) [Hierarchy]
  • H30-H36 — Disorders of choroid and retina [Hierarchy]

Nearest codes (40)

  • H35 — Other retinal disorders [Sibling]
  • H35.30 — Unspecified macular degeneration [Sibling]
  • H35.31 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration [Sibling]
  • H35.311 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye [Sibling]
  • H35.3110 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, stage unspecified [Sibling]
  • H35.3111 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, early dry stage [Sibling]
  • H35.3112 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, intermediate dry stage [Sibling]
  • H35.3113 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history

  • FY2017 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can H35.319 be billed directly?

No. H35.319 (Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does H35.319 require a 7th character?

Yes. One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H35.31 to designate the stage of the disease:.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to H35.319 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • H35.3130 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, stage unspecified
  • H35.3131 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, early dry stage
  • H35.3132 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, intermediate dry stage
  • H35.3133 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement
  • H35.3134 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, advanced atrophic with subfoveal involvement
  • H35.3190 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, stage unspecified
  • H35.3191 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, early dry stage
  • H35.3192 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, intermediate dry stage
  • H35.3193 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement
  • H35.3194 — Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, advanced atrophic with subfoveal involvement

View all codes in the H35 family