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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H35.0 Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes

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H35.0 is the ICD-10 code for Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes. It is a four-character subcategory of H35 (Other retinal disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H30–H36 (Disorders of choroid and retina) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H35.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Changes in retinal vascular appearance
  • Retinal:
    • micro-aneurysms
    • neovascularization
    • perivasculitis
    • varices
    • vascular sheathing
    • vasculitis
  • Retinopathy:
    • NOS
    • background NOS
    • Coats
    • exudative
    • hypertensive

H35.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H35.0Bakgrundsretinopati och retinala vaskulära förändringar

NorwayICD-10-NO

H35.0Bakgrunnsretinopati og karforandringer i netthinne

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH350Retinopati og angiopati i retina

  • DH350AAngiopathia retinae
  • DH350BFundus hypertonicus
  • DH350CRetinalt mikroaneurisme
  • DH350DNeovascularisatio retinae
  • DH350EPerivasculitis retinae
  • DH350FRetinopathia exudativa
  • DH350GRetinopathia gravidarum
  • DH350HHypertensiv retinopati
  • and 3 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

H35.0Taustaretinopatia ja verkkokalvon verisuonimuutokset

GermanyICD-10-GM

H35.0Retinopathien des Augenhintergrundes und Veränderungen der Netzhautgefäße

FranceICD-10-FR

H35.0Autres rétinopathies et altérations vasculaires rétiniennes

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H35.0'background'-retinopathie en vasculaire veranderingen van retina

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H35.00Unspecified background retinopathy
  • H35.09Other intraretinal microvascular abnormalities

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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