AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM NEW/REVISED CODES

Retinal Vein Occlusion

Seventh characters have been added to subcategory H34.8, Other retinal vein occlusions, to designate the severity of the occlusion:             0, with macular edema            1, with retinal neovascularization            2, stable Retinal vein occlusion (RVO), blockage of the venous circulation that carries blood away from the retina, is one of the most common causes of vision loss. When the small veins of the retina are blocked, pressure builds in the capillaries, causing hemorrhage of fluid and blood. Similar to...

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