H31.1
Header — not billableChoroidal degeneration
The ICD-10 code for choroidal degeneration is H31.1.
H31.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- angioid streaks of macula (H35.33)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H31.0Chorioretinal scarsnon-billable header
- H31.2Hereditary choroidal dystrophynon-billable header
- H31.3Choroidal hemorrhage and rupturenon-billable header
- H31.4Choroidal detachmentnon-billable header
- H31.8Other specified disorders of choroid
- H31.9Unspecified disorder of choroid
- H31.1Choroidal degenerationnon-billable header