2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H35.50

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Aland Islands eye disease
• Aphonia, deafness, retinal dystrophy, bifid halluces, intellectual disability syndrome
• Ataxia with tapetoretinal degeneration syndrome
• Autosomal dominant late-onset retinal degeneration
• Autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy
• Benign concentric annular macular dystrophy
• Bothnia retinal dystrophy
• Central obesity
• Choreoathetosis
• Cleft lip retinopathy syndrome
• Cone dystrophy
• Cone dystrophy
• Cone dystrophy with supernormal rod response
• Congenital anomaly of macula
• Congenital cerebellar hypoplasia co-occurrent with tapetoretinal degeneration
• Congenital coloboma of bilateral irides
• Congenital coloboma of iris
• Congenital coloboma of iris of left eye
• Congenital coloboma of iris of right eye
• Congenital hypoplasia of penis
• Congenital hypotrichia
• Diplegia
• Ectodermal dysplasia with ectrodactyly and macular dystrophy syndrome
• Encephalopathy, intracerebral calcification, retinal degeneration syndrome
• Familial benign flecked retina
• Familial diabetes insipidus
• Familial progressive retinal dystrophy, iris coloboma, congenital cataract syndrome
• Fundus albipunctatus
• Hereditary retinal dystrophies in lipidoses
• Hereditary retinal dystrophy
• Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular degeneration syndrome
• Immuno-osseous dysplasia
• Infantile cerebellar and retinal degeneration
• Kandori fleck retina syndrome
• Leber's amaurosis
• Leber's amaurosis
• Microcornea, rod-cone dystrophy, cataract, posterior staphyloma syndrome
• MORM syndrome
• Muscle weakness of upper limb
• Nanophthalmia
• North Carolina macular dystrophy
• Occult macular dystrophy
• Oligocone trichromacy
• Optic atrophy associated with retinal dystrophy
• Paresis of left lower limb
• Paresis of right lower limb
• Progressive retinal dystrophy due to retinol transport defect
• Retinal degeneration, nanophthalmos, glaucoma syndrome
• Retinal dystrophy
• Retinal dystrophy in cerebroretinal lipidosis
• Retinal dystrophy with inner retinal dysfunction and ganglion cell anomalies
• Retinal flecking
• Retinal flecking
• Retinitis punctata albescens
• Retinohepatoendocrinologic syndrome
• Rod dystrophy
• Roifman syndrome
• Severe early childhood onset retinal dystrophy
• Severe oculo-renal-cerebellar syndrome
• Spastic diplegia
• Spastic paralysis
• Spastic tetraparesis
• Stargardt's disease
• Tetraparesis
• Weakness of bilateral lower limb
• Weakness of left lower limb
• Weakness of left upper limb
• Weakness of right lower limb
• Weakness of right upper limb
• X-linked intellectual disability, limb spasticity, retinal dystrophy, diabetes insipidus syndrome

Clinical Information

• Cone Dystrophy

  a general term which describes a group of rare eye disorders that affect the cone cells of the retina. cone dystrophy can cause a variety of symptoms including decreased visual clarity or acuity when looking straight ahead (central vision), a reduced ability to see colors, and an increased sensitivity to light (photophobia).

• Hereditary Retinal Dystrophy

  an inherited form of retinal dystrophy.

• Bietti Crystalline Corneoretinal Dystrophy|BCD

  an autosomal recessive condition caused by mutation (s) in the cyp4v2 gene, encoding cytochrome p450 4v2. it is characterized by multiple glistening intraretinal crystalline deposits scattered throughout the posterior pole associated with progressive atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium and choroidal sclerosis. the crystalline deposits are also present in the corneal limbus in some individuals.

• Retinal Dystrophy

  chronic and progressive degeneration of the retina of the eye.

• Retinal Dystrophy with Inner Retinal Dysfunction and Ganglion Cell Abnormalities|RDGCA

  an autosomal dominant condition caused by mutation(s) in the itm2b gene, encoding integral membrane protein 2b. it is characterized by progressive loss of central vision, and inner retinal dystrophy with ganglion cell abnormalities.

• Retinal Dystrophy with or without Extraocular Anomalies|RDEOA

  an autosomal recessive condition caused by mutation(s) in the rcbtb1 gene, encoding rcc1 and btb domain-containing protein 1. it is characterized by severe retinal dystrophy. associated extraocular abnormalities may or may not be present.

• Brachial Amyotrophic Diplegia|BAD|FAS|Flail Arm Syndrome|MIBS|Man-in-barrel Syndrome

  a neurodegenerative condition characterized by asymmetric weakness in the upper extremities resulting from segmental lower motor neuron dysfunction.

• Diplegia

  paralysis affecting corresponding parts on both sides of the body.

• Diplegia of Upper Limbs|Diplegia of upper limbs

  evidence of diplegia of the upper limbs.

• Neurodevelopmental Disorder with Spastic Diplegia and Visual Defects|MRD19|Mental Retardation, Autosomal Dominant 19|NEDSDV

  an autosomal dominant condition caused by mutation(s) in the ctnnb1 gene, encoding catenin beta-1. it is characterized by severe intellectual disability, progressive spastic diplegia, visual impairment, and dysmorphic craniofacial features.

• Quadriplegia|Bilateral Diplegia|Bilateral Diplegia|Quadriplegia, unspecified|Tetraplegia

  paralysis of all four limbs.

• Spastic Diplegia|Little's Disease|Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

  a type of cerebral palsy characterized by spasticity and hypertonia of the lower extremities bilaterally, particularly the legs, hips, and pelvis; this is the most common (70%) form of cerebral palsy.

H35.50 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert H35.50 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 362.70 - Hered retin dystrphy NOS

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

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.