ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
H35.6Retinal hemorrhage
H35.6 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About H35.6
H35.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for retinal hemorrhage. It belongs to category H35 (other retinal disorders), block H30-H36 (disorders of choroid and retina) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.
Within H35 (other retinal disorders), H35.6 is specifically for retinal hemorrhage. Related codes cover background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes (H35.0), retinopathy of prematurity (H35.1), other non-diabetic proliferative retinopathy (H35.2), degeneration of macula and posterior pole (H35.3), peripheral retinal degeneration (H35.4), hereditary retinal dystrophy (H35.5), separation of retinal layers (H35.7), other specified retinal disorders (H35.8) and 1 more.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H35.60 (unspecified eye), H35.61 (right eye), H35.62 (left eye) and H35.63 (bilateral).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under H35.6
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H35.6.
Alphabetic index entries
1 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to H35.6.
Codes whose notes reference H35.6
- H35.8Excludes2
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about H35.6
Is H35.6 billable?
- No. H35.6 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.