FY2017
Effective from
- Specificity changed
- Inherited rules changed
Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
0 — with macular edema
1 — with retinal neovascularization
2 — stable
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Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2017
Effective from
Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Specificity changed · Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
amaurosis fugax (G45.3)
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to codes in subcategory H34.83 to designate the severity of the occlusion:
0 — with macular edema
1 — with retinal neovascularization
2 — stable
H34.8390Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with macular edemaBillable / specificH34.8391Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with retinal neovascularizationBillable / specificH34.8392Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, stableBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H34.831 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye | Category · further specificity required |
| H34.832 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye | Category · further specificity required |
| H34.833 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗