H34.83 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

7th character note

• One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H34.83 to designate the severity of the occlusion:

7th character required

• 0 — with macular edema
• 1 — with retinal neovascularization
• 2 — stable

Applies from H34 Retinal vascular occlusions

Excludes1 (never code together)

• amaurosis fugax (G45.3)

Codes under H34.83

• H34.831 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye
• H34.832 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye
• H34.833 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral
• H34.839 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H34.83

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 H34.83

• Occlusion, occluded › retina, retinal › vein (central) › tributary

Nearby codes

• H34.82 Venous engorgement
• H34.821 Venous engorgement, right eye
• H34.822 Venous engorgement, left eye
• H34.823 Venous engorgement, bilateral
• H34.829 Venous engorgement, unspecified eye
• H34.83 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion (this code)
• H34.831 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye
• H34.8310 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema
• H34.8311 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with retinal neovascularization
• H34.8312 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, stable
• H34.832 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye