H31.1 Choroidal degeneration

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• angioid streaks of macula (H35.33)

Codes under H31.1

• H31.10 Unspecified choroidal degeneration
• H31.11 Age-related choroidal atrophy
• H31.12 Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid

Code annotations containing back-references to H31.1

Back-references to H31.1

• Type 1 Excludes: H35.5 Hereditary retinal dystrophy ("dystrophies primarily involving Bruch's membrane (H31.1-)")

Back-references to H31

• Use Additional: H44.2A Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization ("code for any associated choroid disorders (H31.-)")

Nearby codes

• H31.09 Other chorioretinal scars
• H31.091 Other chorioretinal scars, right eye
• H31.092 Other chorioretinal scars, left eye
• H31.093 Other chorioretinal scars, bilateral
• H31.099 Other chorioretinal scars, unspecified eye
• H31.1 Choroidal degeneration (this code)
• H31.10 Unspecified choroidal degeneration
• H31.101 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, right eye
• H31.102 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, left eye
• H31.103 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, bilateral
• H31.109 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, unspecified eye