H35.30 Unspecified macular degeneration

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Age-related macular degeneration

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 362.50 Macular degeneration (senile), unspecified

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 15 through 124.

Diagnosis Index entries for H35.30

• Degeneration, degenerative › macula, macular (acquired) (age-related) (senile)

Nearby codes

• H35.20 Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, unspecified eye
• H35.21 Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, right eye
• H35.22 Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, left eye
• H35.23 Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, bilateral
• H35.3 Degeneration of macula and posterior pole
• H35.30 Unspecified macular degeneration (this code)
• H35.31 Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration
• H35.311 Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye
• H35.3110 Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, stage unspecified
• H35.3111 Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, early dry stage
• H35.3112 Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, intermediate dry stage