2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H36.89

Approximate Synonyms

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

• Carcinoma-associated retinopathy
• Deaf mutism
• Deafmutism-retinal degeneration syndrome
• Disorder of eye proper co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
• Epstein-Barr virus infection of the retina
• Paraneoplastic retinopathy
• Retinal dystrophy due to GM2 gangliosidosis
• Retinal dystrophy due to systemic disorder
• Retinal dystrophy in systemic lipidosis
• Retinopathy due to sickle cell trait
• Retinopathy with AIDS
• Sickle cell retinopathy
• Sickle cell retinopathy
• Sickle cell retinopathy
• Sickle cell-hemoglobin C retinopathy

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

H36.89 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:

• Manifestation diagnoses - Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and therefore should not be used as a principal diagnosis.

H36.89 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.

Replacement Code

H3689 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