H31.119

Age-related choroidal atrophy, unspecified eye

FY2027Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa/H30–H36 Disorders of choroid and retina

BillableComplete code, valid to report

H31.119 (also written H31119) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for age-related choroidal atrophy, unspecified eye. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 59 codes in category H31 (Other disorders of choroid). Its coding notes include 12 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from H31.1 Choroidal degeneration
  • angioid streaks of macula (H35.33)
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition