Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H34.2

Other retinal artery occlusions

ICD-10-CM Code:
H34.2
ICD-10 Code for:
Other retinal artery occlusions
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    (H00–H59)
    • Disorders of choroid and retina
      (H30-H36)
      • Retinal vascular occlusions
        (H34)

H34.2 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other retinal artery occlusions. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other retinal artery occlusions

Non-specific codes like H34.2 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other retinal artery occlusions:

  • H34.21 for Partial retinal artery occlusion - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.211 for Partial retinal artery occlusion, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.212 for Partial retinal artery occlusion, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.213 for Partial retinal artery occlusion, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.219 for Partial retinal artery occlusion, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • H34.23 for Retinal artery branch occlusion - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.231 for Retinal artery branch occlusion, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.232 for Retinal artery branch occlusion, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.233 for Retinal artery branch occlusion, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H34.239 for Retinal artery branch occlusion, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

Patient Education


Retinal Disorders

The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain. In the center of this nerve tissue is the macula. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail.

Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples are:

  • Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision
  • Diabetic eye disease
  • Retinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is pulled away from the back of the eye
  • Retinoblastoma - cancer of the retina. It is most common in young children.
  • Macular pucker - scar tissue on the macula
  • Macular hole - a small break in the macula that usually happens to people over 60
  • Floaters - cobwebs or specks in your field of vision

NIH: National Eye Institute


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.