H43.829
H43.829 — Vitreomacular adhesion, unspecified eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H43.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for vitreomacular adhesion, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H43.829 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
H43.829 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
Code history
H43.829 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H43.82. If H43.829 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H43.829
- Is H43.829 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H43.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H43.829 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44).