H34.0 Transient retinal artery occlusion

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from H34 Retinal vascular occlusions

Excludes1 (never code together)

• amaurosis fugax (G45.3)

Codes under H34.0

• H34.00 Transient retinal artery occlusion, unspecified eye
• H34.01 Transient retinal artery occlusion, right eye
• H34.02 Transient retinal artery occlusion, left eye
• H34.03 Transient retinal artery occlusion, bilateral

Code annotations containing back-references to H34.0

Back-references to H34.0

• Type 1 Excludes: G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes ("transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: H53.12 Transient visual loss ("transient retinal artery occlusion (H34.0-)")

Back-references to H34

• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("ophthalmic embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("retinal embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H34.0

• Occlusion, occluded › artery › retinal › transient

Nearby codes

• H34 Retinal vascular occlusions
• H34.0 Transient retinal artery occlusion (this code)
• H34.00 Transient retinal artery occlusion, unspecified eye
• H34.01 Transient retinal artery occlusion, right eye
• H34.02 Transient retinal artery occlusion, left eye
• H34.03 Transient retinal artery occlusion, bilateral
• H34.1 Central retinal artery occlusion