Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere - H36
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- arteriosclerotic retinopathy (H35.0-)
- diabetic retinopathy (E08.3-, E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
Code First: This note advises that another code should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis before the code with this note.
Category codeFirst:
- underlying disease, such as:
- lipid storage disorders (E75.-)
- sickle-cell disorders (D57.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere. The "H36" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- H36.8 - Other retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- H36.81 - Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy
- H36.811 - Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
- H36.812 - Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye
- H36.813 - Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral
- H36.819 - Nonproliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye
- H36.82 - Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy
- H36.821 - Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
- H36.822 - Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye
- H36.823 - Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral
- H36.829 - Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye
- H36.89 - Other retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere