Alphabetic Index FY2027

H35.32

Exudative age-related macular degeneration

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.

H35.32 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for exudative age-related macular degeneration. 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 H35.321 Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye; H35.322 Exudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye; H35.323 Exudative age-related macular degeneration, bilateral and H35.329 Exudative age-related macular degeneration, unspecified eye. Its coding notes include 12 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 H35.32 to designate the stage of the disease:

  • 0stage unspecified
  • 1with active choroidal neovascularization
  • 2with inactive choroidal neovascularization (with involuted or regressed neovascularization)
  • 3with inactive scar

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)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Wet age-related macular degeneration

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. 5 entries

More specific codes under H35.32 4