ICD-10-CM Code H05.26
Pulsating exophthalmos
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H05.26 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H05.26 that describes the diagnosis 'pulsating exophthalmos' in more detail.
- H05.26 Pulsating exophthalmos NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H052 is used to code Exophthalmos
Exophthalmos (also called exophthalmus, exophthalmia, proptosis, or exorbitism) is a bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit. Exophthalmos can be either bilateral (as is often seen in Graves' disease) or unilateral (as is often seen in an orbital tumor). Complete or partial dislocation from the orbit is also possible from trauma or swelling of surrounding tissue resulting from trauma.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| MeSH Codes: | D005094, D005094 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 376.2, 376.3 |
Patient with left eye proptosis
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H05.26 - Pulsating exophthalmos'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H05.26. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H05.2 - Exophthalmic conditions