Alphabetic Index FY2027

H34.83

Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion

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

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

H34.83 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are 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 and H34.839 Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 11 Excludes2 entries.

7th characters

Every code below needs one of these.

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

  • 0with macular edema
  • 1with retinal neovascularization
  • 2stable (Old tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from H34 Retinal vascular occlusions

Excludes2

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

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

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry

More specific codes under H34.83 4