Alphabetic Index FY2027

H35.312

Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye

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.

H35.312 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. A 7th character is required to complete the code. Its coding notes include 12 Excludes2 entries.

7th character

Category H35.31 requires a 7th character.

Assembled code H35.3120 Open code

Excludes2

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

Inherited from H35 Other retinal disorders
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

7th-character codes under H35.312 5