icd 10 code for stargardt's disease

by Prof. Syble Sporer DVM 4 min read

What causes Stargardt's disease?

Stargardt disease is usually caused by changes in a gene called ABCA4. This gene affects how your body uses vitamin A. The body uses vitamin A to make cells in the retina (the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye). Then the ABCA4 gene makes a protein to clean up the fatty material that's left over.Sep 29, 2021

Does Stargardt disease lead to blindness?

In Stargardt's disease, there is a genetic defect that causes the photoreceptors of the eye to die. Vision loss begins slowly and then rapidly progresses, affecting central vision so severely that it causes an affected person to become legally blind while preserving peripheral vision.Oct 22, 2020

What is the ICD 10 code for Peutz Jeghers syndrome?

Q85. 8 - Other phakomatoses, not elsewhere classified | ICD-10-CM.

What is the ICD 10 code for Usher syndrome?

Causes of Hearing Loss, with ICD-10 codesICD-10CauseH35.5Usher syndrome, types 1-3E13.8Wolfram syndromeThought to involve Autosomal recessive inheritanceQ87.0Mohr syndrome (oral-facial-digital syndrome type 2)129 more rows

What does a person with Stargardt's see?

Symptoms of Stargardt's disease can include blurry or distorted vision, inability to see in low lighting and difficulty recognizing familiar faces. In late stages of Stargardt's, color vision also may be lost.

Can people with Stargardt's drive?

These low vision optics enable you to read signs and see traffic lights in the distance. So getting a driver's license and driving safely with Stargardt disease – even if you are legally blind – can be an option!

What is PJS illness?

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an inherited condition that puts people at an increased risk for developing hamartomatous polyps in the digestive tract, as well as cancers of the breast, colon and rectum, pancreas, stomach, testicles, ovaries, lung, cervix, and other types listed below.

What is Phakomatoses not elsewhere classified?

8 for Other phakomatoses, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities .

What is Cowden syndrome?

Listen to pronunciation. (KOW-den SIN-drome) A rare inherited disorder marked by the presence of many benign (not cancer) growths called hamartomas and an increased risk of cancer. Hamartomas form in different parts of the body, especially the skin, mouth, and gastrointestinal tract.

What is Rod Cone Dystrophy?

Cone-rod dystrophy is a group of related eye disorders that causes vision loss, which becomes more severe over time. These disorders affect the retina, which is the layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

What is Senear Usher syndrome?

Senear-Usher syndrome is a disorder which results from combination of lupus erythematosus and pemphigus foliaceus.[1] Mucous membrane involvement is uncommon.[2] The relationship of this syndrome with lupus erythematosus and its place in pemphigus spectrum has long been debated.

What type of mutation is Usher syndrome?

Usher syndrome type III is most often caused by mutations in the CLRN1 gene. The genes associated with Usher syndrome provide instructions for making proteins involved in normal hearing, balance, and vision.May 17, 2021

The ICD code H355 is used to code Stargardt disease

Stargardt disease, or fundus flavimaculatus, is an inherited form of juvenile macular degeneration that causes progressive vision loss usually to the point of legal blindness. Several genes are associated with the disorder.

Coding Notes for H35.53 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H35.53 - Other dystrophies primarily involving the sensory retina'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H35.53. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 362.75 was previously used, H35.53 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

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