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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H35.3 Degeneration of macula and posterior pole

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H35.3 is the ICD-10 code for Degeneration of macula and posterior pole. 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 H35.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Angioid streaks
    • of macula
  • Cyst
    • of macula
  • Drusen (degenerative)
    • of macula
  • Hole
    • of macula
  • Puckering
    • of macula
  • Kuhnt-Junius degeneration
  • Senile macular degeneration (atrophic)(exudative)
  • Toxic maculopathy

Coding notes

  • Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify drug, if drug-induced.

H35.3 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

H35.3Degeneration i bakre polen (makula)

  • H35.3AÅldersrelaterad makuladegeneration (AMD), torr (atrofisk) form
  • H35.3BÅldersrelaterad makuladegeneration (AMD), våt (exsudativ) form
  • H35.3CÅldersrelaterad makuladegeneration (AMD), ospecificerad
  • H35.3DAngioid streaks (of macula)
  • H35.3EVitreomakulärt traktionssyndrom (VMT)
  • H35.3FEpiretinalt membran (puckering of macula)
  • H35.3GMakulahål och makulapseudohål
  • H35.3HCystiskt makulaödem (CME)
  • and 3 more national subcodes
NorwayICD-10-NO

H35.3Degenerasjon av makula eller bakre pol

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH353Degeneratio maculae luteae et polus posterior retinae

  • DH353ACystis maculae luteae
  • DH353BDegeneratio disciformis maculae luteae
  • DH353CDegeneratio maculae luteae senilis
  • DH353DDegeneratio polus posterior retinae
  • DH353EDegeneratio maculae luteae
  • DH353FForamen maculae luteae
  • DH353GKuhnt-Junius degeneration
  • DH353HMaculopathia toxica
  • and 7 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H35.30Makulan kuiva vanhuudenrappeuma
  • H35.31Makulan nesteinen vanhuudenrappeuma
GermanyICD-10-GM

H35.3Degeneration der Makula und des hinteren Poles

  • H35.30Altersbedingte feuchte Makuladegeneration
  • H35.31Altersbedingte trockene Makuladegeneration
  • H35.38Sonstige Degeneration der Makula und des hinteren Poles
  • H35.39Degeneration der Makula und des hinteren Poles, nicht näher bezeichnet
FranceICD-10-FR

H35.3Dégénérescence de la macula et du pôle postérieur

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H35.3degeneratie van macula en achterste pool

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H35.30Unspecified macular degeneration
  • H35.33Angioid streaks of macula

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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