H35.00
Billable codeUnspecified background retinopathy
The ICD-10 code for unspecified background retinopathy is H35.00.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H35.01Changes in retinal vascular appearancenon-billable header
- H35.02Exudative retinopathynon-billable header
- H35.03Hypertensive retinopathynon-billable header
- H35.04Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecifiednon-billable header
- H35.05Retinal neovascularization, unspecifiednon-billable header
- H35.06Retinal vasculitisnon-billable header
- H35.07Retinal telangiectasisnon-billable header
- H35.09Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalities
- H35.00Unspecified background retinopathy
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 36210
Associated MS-DRGs
H35.00 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.