H35.04 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from H35 Other retinal disorders

Excludes2 (not included here)

• diabetic retinal disorders (E08.311-E08.359, E09.311-E09.359, E10.311-E10.359, E11.311-E11.359, E13.311-E13.359)

Applies from H35.0 Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes

Code also

• any associated hypertension (I10)

Codes under H35.04

• H35.041 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, right eye
• H35.042 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, left eye
• H35.043 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, bilateral
• H35.049 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, unspecified eye

Code annotations containing back-references to H35.04

Back-references to H35.0

• Type 1 Excludes: H36 Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("arteriosclerotic retinopathy (H35.0-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I10 Essential (primary) hypertension ("essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I15 Secondary hypertension ("secondary hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I72 Other aneurysm ("retinal aneurysm (H35.0)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I86 Varicose veins of other sites ("retinal varices (H35.0-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H35.04

• Disorder (of) › retina › microaneurysms

Nearby codes

• H35.03 Hypertensive retinopathy
• H35.031 Hypertensive retinopathy, right eye
• H35.032 Hypertensive retinopathy, left eye
• H35.033 Hypertensive retinopathy, bilateral
• H35.039 Hypertensive retinopathy, unspecified eye
• H35.04 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified (this code)
• H35.041 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, right eye
• H35.042 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, left eye
• H35.043 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, bilateral
• H35.049 Retinal micro-aneurysms, unspecified, unspecified eye
• H35.05 Retinal neovascularization, unspecified