ICD-10-CM Code H40.83
Aqueous misdirection
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 H40.83 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H40.83 that describes the diagnosis 'aqueous misdirection' in more detail.
- H40.83 Aqueous misdirection NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code H40 is used to code Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases which result in damage to the optic nerve and vision loss. A major risk factor is increased pressure in the eye. The disorders can be roughly divided into two main categories: "open-angle" and "closed-angle" (or "angle closure") glaucoma. Open-angle chronic glaucoma is painless, tends to develop slowly over time and often has no symptoms until the disease has progressed significantly. Closed angle glaucoma is usually chronic and asymptomatic but can present all of a sudden as well. This involves sudden eye pain, blurred vision, mid-dilated pupil, redness, nausea and vomiting, resulting from a sudden spike in intraocular pressure from iridotrabecular contact. Glaucoma can permanently damage vision in the affected eye, first by decreasing peripheral vision (reducing the visual field), and then potentially leading to blindness if left untreated.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | D005901 |
ICD 9 Code: | 365 |
Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye. Note the mid-sized pupil, which was nonreactive to light, and redness of the conjunctiva.
Coding Notes for H40.83 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
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. - Malignant glaucoma
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H40.83 - Aqueous misdirection'
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Parent Code: H40.8 - Other glaucoma