AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM NEW/REVISED CODES
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Codes H35.311, Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, H35.312, Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, H35.313, Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral, and H35.319, Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye, have been created for nonexudative age-related macular degeneration. Seventh characters are assigned to designate the stage of the disease: 0 stage unspecified1 early dry stage2 intermediate dry stage3 advanced atrophic without subfoveal involvement4 advanced atrophic with subfoveal involvement Codes have also been created for exudative age-related macular degeneration: H35.321, Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye...
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