H35.3
Header — not billableDegeneration of macula and posterior pole
The ICD-10 code for degeneration of macula and posterior pole is H35.3.
H35.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
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.
Child codes under H35.3
- H35.30Unspecified macular degeneration
- H35.31Nonexudative age-related macular degenerationnon-billable header
- H35.32Exudative age-related macular degenerationnon-billable header
- H35.33Angioid streaks of macula
- H35.34Macular cyst, hole, or pseudoholenon-billable header
- H35.35Cystoid macular degenerationnon-billable header
- H35.36Drusen (degenerative) of maculanon-billable header
- H35.37Puckering of maculanon-billable header
- H35.38Toxic maculopathynon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- H35.0Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changesnon-billable header
- H35.1Retinopathy of prematuritynon-billable header
- H35.2Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathynon-billable header
- H35.4Peripheral retinal degenerationnon-billable header
- H35.5Hereditary retinal dystrophynon-billable header
- H35.6Retinal hemorrhagenon-billable header
- H35.7Separation of retinal layersnon-billable header
- H35.8Other specified retinal disordersnon-billable header
- H35.9Unspecified retinal disorder
- H35.3Degeneration of macula and posterior polenon-billable header