H35.53

Other dystrophies primarily involving the sensory retina

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · H35.53
Synonyms

Stargardt's disease

Inherited from H35.5Hereditary retinal dystrophy
Excludes 1

dystrophies primarily involving Bruch's membrane (H31.1-)

Inherited from H35Other retinal disorders
Inherited from chapter 7Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Note

Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Official Guidelines for H35.53

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Sections that reference H35.53

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