H35.40

Unspecified peripheral retinal degeneration

Billable / specific

H35.40 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

peripheral retinal degeneration with retinal break (H33.3-) (from H35.4)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H35)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H35)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H35)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H35)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) (from H35)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H35)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from H35)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H35)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H35)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H35)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) (from H35)
diabetic retinal disorders (E08.311-E08.359, E09.311-E09.359, E10.311-E10.359, E11.311-E11.359, E13.311-E13.359) (from H35)