- H35.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM H35.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H35.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 H35.81 may differ.
ICD-10-CM H35.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Retinal cotton wool spots
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H35.81:
- retina > Congestion, congestive
- edema > retina H35.9
- macula > Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) R60.9
- retina > Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) R60.9