2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H36

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Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

  • H36 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • ICD-10-CM H36 is a new 2024 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H36 – other international versions of ICD-10 H36 may differ.

Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • lipid storage disorders (E75.-)
  • sickle-cell disorders (D57.-)

Type 1 Excludes

The following code(s) above H36 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to H36:

  • H00-H59  Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Approximate Synonyms

  • Proliferative retinopathy due to sickle cell disease
  • Retinal dystrophy
  • Retinal dystrophy due to systemic disorder
  • Retinal dystrophy in cerebroretinal lipidosis
  • Sickle cell proliferative retinopathy
  • Sickle cell retinopathy
  • Sickle cell retinopathy (eye condition)

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): Deleted code
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): New code