H43.81 Vitreous degeneration

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Vitreous detachment

Applies from H43.8 Other disorders of vitreous body

Excludes1 (never code together)

• proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment (H33.4-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• vitreous abscess (H44.02-)

Codes under H43.81

• H43.811 Vitreous degeneration, right eye
• H43.812 Vitreous degeneration, left eye
• H43.813 Vitreous degeneration, bilateral
• H43.819 Vitreous degeneration, unspecified eye

Diagnosis Index entries for H43.81

• Degeneration, degenerative › vitreous (body)
• Detachment › vitreous (body)

Nearby codes

• H43.391 Other vitreous opacities, right eye
• H43.392 Other vitreous opacities, left eye
• H43.393 Other vitreous opacities, bilateral
• H43.399 Other vitreous opacities, unspecified eye
• H43.8 Other disorders of vitreous body
• H43.81 Vitreous degeneration (this code)
• H43.811 Vitreous degeneration, right eye
• H43.812 Vitreous degeneration, left eye
• H43.813 Vitreous degeneration, bilateral
• H43.819 Vitreous degeneration, unspecified eye
• H43.82 Vitreomacular adhesion