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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified hereditary retinal dystrophy H35.50

ICD-10 code H35.50 for Unspecified hereditary retinal dystrophy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Official Long Descriptor

Unspecified hereditary retinal dystrophy

H35.5

Excludes1: dystrophies primarily involving Bruch's membrane (H31.1-)

H35

Excludes2: diabetic retinal disorders (E08.311-E08.359, E09.311-E09.359, E10.311-E10.359, E11.311-E11.359, E13.311-E13.359)

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Coding for Vitrectomy and Cataract in the same setting
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Coding a Vitrectomy and Cataract Removal Surgery in same setting
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Need Help For Codes
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Hypertensive Retinopathy
Yes you code both codes. An instructional note at a category or in this case the subcategory applies to all codes indented under it. So under H35.0 it states "Code also any associated hypertension (I... [ Read More ]
Hypertensive Retinopathy
My question is as follows: If you have a patient with Hypertensive Retinopathy and you are using coding book 2017 ICD-10, do you code this with JUST "H35.03" as a combo code or do you code both "H35.0... [ Read More ]
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