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HCC 298: Severe Diabetic Eye Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitreous Hemorrhage

HCC 298, Severe Diabetic Eye Disease, Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Vitreous Hemorrhage, is one of the 115 payment categories in the CMS-HCC V28 model. 180 ICD-10-CM codes map to it in the payment year 2027 mapping, and a documented diagnosis in the category adds a relative factor of 0.336 to the risk score of a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary (0.364 disabled, 0.545 institutional). It sits at the top of its hierarchy, so no other category overrides it.

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Data effective
Data currency: ICD-10-CM to HCC mapping PY2027 initial (effective dates of service 2026, payment year 2027); CMS-HCC V28 model software V2826.115.T2 (effective payment year 2027). Next CMS release: PY2027 midyear final mapping (spring 2027) and PY2028 proposed model (February 2027).
Mapped ICD-10-CM codes
180
Factor, community non-dual aged
0.336
Factor, institutional
0.545
Hierarchy
Top of hierarchy

Relative factors by segment

Each segment is a separate regression; the factor is added to the beneficiary's demographic factors and other categories, then normalized and reduced by the coding intensity adjustment before it meets the plan's base rate. A factor of 1.000 equals the expected cost of an average beneficiary.

CMS-HCC V28 relative factors for HCC 298 by model segment
SegmentModel codeRelative factor
Community, non-dual, agedCNA_HCC2980.336
Community, non-dual, disabledCND_HCC2980.364
Community, full-benefit dual, agedCFA_HCC2980.323
Community, full-benefit dual, disabledCFD_HCC2980.319
Community, partial-benefit dual, agedCPA_HCC2980.327
Community, partial-benefit dual, disabledCPD_HCC2980.301
Long-term institutionalINS_HCC2980.545

Hierarchy

HCC 298 is not part of a hierarchy: it is paid whenever a mapped diagnosis is documented, independently of the beneficiary's other categories.

ICD-10-CM codes that map to HCC 298

180 codes map to this category in the PY2027 initial mapping, concentrated in the E08 (37), E10 (37), E11 (37), E13 (37), H34 (24), H36 (4) code families. Descriptions are the CMS mapping descriptions for the FY2026 code set; a code that is deleted or split in the October code update stays valid for dates of service before the change.

ICD-10-CM codes mapped to HCC 298 in the CMS PY2027 initial mapping
ICD-10-CMDescription
E08311Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E083211Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E083212Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E083213Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E083219Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E083311Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E083312Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E083313Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E083319Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E083411Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E083412Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E083413Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E083419Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E083511Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E083512Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E083513Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E083519Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E083521Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E083522Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E083523Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E083529Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, unspecified eye
E083531Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E083532Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E083533Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E083539Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, unspecified eye
E083541Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E083542Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E083543Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E083549Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, unspecified eye
E083551Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E083552Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E083553Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E083559Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, unspecified eye
E083591Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E083592Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E083593Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E083599Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
E10311Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E103211Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E103212Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E103213Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E103219Type 1 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E103311Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E103312Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E103313Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E103319Type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E103411Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E103412Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E103413Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E103419Type 1 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E103511Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E103512Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E103513Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E103519Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E103521Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E103522Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E103523Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E103529Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, unspecified eye
E103531Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E103532Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E103533Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E103539Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, unspecified eye
E103541Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E103542Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E103543Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E103549Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, unspecified eye
E103551Type 1 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E103552Type 1 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E103553Type 1 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E103559Type 1 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, unspecified eye
E103591Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E103592Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E103593Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E103599Type 1 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
E11311Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E113211Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E113212Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E113213Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E113219Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E113311Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E113312Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E113313Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E113319Type 2 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E113411Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E113412Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E113413Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E113419Type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E113511Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E113512Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E113513Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E113519Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E113521Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E113522Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E113523Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E113529Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, unspecified eye
E113531Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E113532Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E113533Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E113539Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, unspecified eye
E113541Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E113542Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E113543Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E113549Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, unspecified eye
E113551Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E113552Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E113553Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E113559Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, unspecified eye
E113591Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E113592Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E113593Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E113599Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
E13311Other specified diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
E133211Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E133212Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E133213Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E133219Other specified diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E133311Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E133312Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E133313Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E133319Other specified diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E133411Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E133412Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E133413Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E133419Other specified diabetes mellitus with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E133511Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
E133512Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
E133513Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral
E133519Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, unspecified eye
E133521Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, right eye
E133522Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, left eye
E133523Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, bilateral
E133529Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment involving the macula, unspecified eye
E133531Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, right eye
E133532Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, left eye
E133533Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, bilateral
E133539Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with traction retinal detachment not involving the macula, unspecified eye
E133541Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, right eye
E133542Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, left eye
E133543Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, bilateral
E133549Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy with combined traction retinal detachment and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, unspecified eye
E133551Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, right eye
E133552Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, left eye
E133553Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, bilateral
E133559Other specified diabetes mellitus with stable proliferative diabetic retinopathy, unspecified eye
E133591Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, right eye
E133592Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye
E133593Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, bilateral
E133599Other specified diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, unspecified eye
H348110Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema
H348111Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with retinal neovascularization
H348112Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, stable
H348120Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema
H348121Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with retinal neovascularization
H348122Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, stable
H348130Central retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with macular edema
H348131Central retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with retinal neovascularization
H348132Central retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, stable
H348190Central retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with macular edema
H348191Central retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with retinal neovascularization
H348192Central retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, stable
H348310Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema
H348311Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with retinal neovascularization
H348312Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, stable
H348320Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema
H348321Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with retinal neovascularization
H348322Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, stable
H348330Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with macular edema
H348331Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with retinal neovascularization
H348332Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, stable
H348390Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with macular edema
H348391Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, with retinal neovascularization
H348392Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, unspecified eye, stable
H36821Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, right eye
H36822Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, left eye
H36823Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, bilateral
H36829Proliferative sickle-cell retinopathy, unspecified eye
H4310Vitreous hemorrhage, unspecified eye
H4311Vitreous hemorrhage, right eye
H4312Vitreous hemorrhage, left eye
H4313Vitreous hemorrhage, bilateral

Where these codes sat in the V22 model

The V28 recalibration renumbered and regrouped categories; this table shows which legacy V22 categories the same ICD-10 codes belonged to, which is the quickest way to reconcile a V22-era HCC gap list with the current model.

V22 categories that the HCC 298 codes mapped to
V22 HCCCodes
122104

Capturing and defending the category

A category counts for a payment year when a mapped diagnosis is documented at least once during the data collection year by an acceptable provider type at a face-to-face or audio-video encounter, and when the note shows the condition was monitored, evaluated, assessed or treated. Chronic conditions do not carry forward: a category that is not re-documented in the year drops out of the score, which is why annual wellness visits and problem-list reconciliation are where most recapture happens. Risk adjustment data validation audits sample enrollees and ask for the medical record behind each submitted category; an unsupported category is removed and, under the extrapolation rules, the error rate is applied across the contract. The QuickIntell risk adjustment product surfaces suspected and unsupported categories from the chart, and the HCC hub lists every V28 category with its factor and code count.

Frequently asked questions

Which ICD-10 codes map to HCC 298?

180 ICD-10-CM codes map to HCC 298 in the CMS PY2027 initial mapping, for example E08311 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema; E083211 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye; E083212 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye; E083213 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral. The full list is on this page; a code counts only when it is documented at a face-to-face or video encounter in the data collection year and supported by the record.

How much does HCC 298 add to a risk score?

The V28 relative factor for HCC 298 is 0.336 for a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary, 0.323 for full-benefit dual aged, 0.364 for non-dual disabled and 0.545 for long-term institutional members. A factor of 1.000 equals the expected annual cost of an average beneficiary, so the category's share of the payment follows the plan's base rate for that segment.

Does HCC 298 count together with related categories?

HCC 298 is not part of a hierarchy, so it is paid whenever it is documented regardless of which other categories the beneficiary has.

What has to be documented for HCC 298 to be valid?

The diagnosis must be recorded by an acceptable provider type during a face-to-face or audio-video encounter in the service year, with the note showing that the condition was monitored, evaluated, assessed or treated. Risk adjustment data validation audits recover payment for categories the record does not support, so the code on the claim and the assessment in the note must match.

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-02. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions.

Disclaimer

Relative factors and mappings are reproduced from the CMS risk adjustment model files as an operational reference. Payment depends on the plan's base rate, normalization, the coding intensity adjustment and the enrollee's segment. Not legal, clinical or billing advice.