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ICD-10-CM Codes
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H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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H30-H36
Disorders of choroid and retina
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H30-
Chorioretinal inflammation
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H30.9
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H30.9
Unspecified chorioretinal inflammation
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- H30.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H30.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H30.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 H30.9 may differ.
Applicable To- Chorioretinitis NOS
- Choroiditis NOS
- Neuroretinitis NOS
- Retinitis NOS
- Retinochoroiditis NOS
The following code(s) above
H30.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
H30.9:
- Inflammation of the choroid in which the sensory retina becomes edematous and opaque. The inflammatory cells and exudate may burst through the sensory retina to cloud the vitreous body.
- Inflammation of the choroid in which the sensory retina becomes edematous and opaque; inflammatory cells and exudate may burst through the sensory retina to cloud the vitreous body.
- Inflammation of the choroid, the membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the retina and sclera.
- Inflammation of the choroid.
- Inflammation of the retina.
- Inflammation of the retina. It is rarely limited to the retina, but is commonly associated with diseases of the choroid (chorioretinitis) and of the optic disk (neuroretinitis).
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H30.9
H30.89 Other chorioretinal inflammations
H30.9
Unspecified chorioretinal inflammation
H31 Other disorders of choroid
H31.0 Chorioretinal scars
H31.00 Unspecified chorioretinal scars
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
