9B71.01

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Description

This is proliferative retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by complications of diabetes, which can eventually lead to blindness. It is an ocular manifestation of diabetes, a systemic disease, which affects up to 80 percent of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or more.

Coding note

Always assign an additional code for the type of diabetes mellitus.

Coding note from above levels

Always assign an additional code for diabetes mellitus.

Index terms

  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Diabetes mellitus, independent of type with proliferative retinopathy
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with vitreous haemorrhage
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  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with tractional retinal detachment, macula not involved
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with tractional retinal detachment, macula involved
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined rhegmatogenous and tractional retinal detachment
  • Proliferative diabetic macular oedema
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, macular oedema apparently absent
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy due to drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular oedema due to drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular oedema due to drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 8A21.0 – Posterior cortical atrophy

Sibling codes

  • 9B71.00 – Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • 9B71.0Z – Diabetic retinopathy, unspecified whether nonproliferative or proliferative

Foundation entity

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/348602398

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 9B71.0: Diabetic retinopathy › 9B71: Retinopathy › 09: Diseases of the visual system