2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H36.821
Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- H36.821
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
H36.821 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
This code describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code
H36.821 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Unacceptable principal diagnosis - There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
Replacement Code
H36821 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- H35.20 - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, unsp eye
- H35.23 - Other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy, bilateral
Code History
- FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024