ICD-10-CM Code H46
Optic neuritis
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 H46 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of H46 that describes the diagnosis 'optic neuritis' in more detail.
- H46 Optic neuritis NON-BILLABLE
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- H46.00 Optic papillitis, unspecified eye BILLABLE
- H46.01 Optic papillitis, right eye BILLABLE
- H46.02 Optic papillitis, left eye BILLABLE
- H46.03 Optic papillitis, bilateral BILLABLE
- BILLABLE H46.2 Nutritional optic neuropathy
- BILLABLE H46.3 Toxic optic neuropathy
- BILLABLE H46.8 Other optic neuritis
- BILLABLE H46.9 Unspecified optic neuritis
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The ICD code H46 is used to code Optic neuritis
Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve. It is also called papillitis (when the head of the optic nerve is involved) and retrobulbar neuritis (when the posterior of the nerve is involved). It is caused by many different conditions, and it may lead to complete or partial loss of vision. The most common cause is multiple sclerosis.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology, Neurology |
| MeSH Codes: | D009902, , , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 377.30, 377.33, 377.34, |
Coding Notes for H46 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Ischemic optic neuropathy - instead, use code H47.01-
- Neuromyelitis optica [Devic] - instead, use code G36.0
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H46 - Optic neuritis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H46. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.