ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H30-H36 Disorders of choroid and retina
H31- Other disorders of choroid
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H31.122

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H31.122

Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, left eye

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

H31.122 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H31.122 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H31.122 - other international versions of ICD-10 H31.122 may differ.

The following code(s) above H31.122 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 H31.122:

H00-H59
2021 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H31.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H31.1
Choroidal degeneration
Type 2 Excludes
- angioid streaks of macula (H35.33)
Choroidal degeneration

Approximate Synonyms

Left diffuse secondary choroid atrophy

ICD-10-CM H31.122 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc

Convert H31.122 to ICD-9-CM

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 H31.122

H31.102 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, left eye

H31.103 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, bilateral

H31.109 Choroidal degeneration, unspecified, unspecified eye

H31.11 Age-related choroidal atrophy

H31.111 …… right eye

H31.112 …… left eye

H31.113 …… bilateral

H31.119 …… unspecified eye

H31.12 Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid

H31.121 …… right eye

H31.122 …… left eye

H31.123 …… bilateral

H31.129 …… unspecified eye

H31.2 Hereditary choroidal dystrophy

H31.20 …… unspecified

H31.21 Choroideremia

H31.22 Choroidal dystrophy (central areolar) (generalized) (peripapillary)

H31.23 Gyrate atrophy, choroid

H31.29 Other hereditary choroidal dystrophy

H31.3 Choroidal hemorrhage and rupture

H31.30 Unspecified choroidal hemorrhage

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H31.122

Diffuse secondary atrophy of choroid, left eye

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Choroidal degeneration