ICD-10-CM Code H47.31
Coloboma of optic disc
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 H47.31 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H47.31 that describes the diagnosis 'coloboma of optic disc' in more detail.
- H47.31 Coloboma of optic disc NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H473 is used to code Optic disc drusen
Optic disc drusen (ODD) or optic nerve head drusen (ONHD) are globules of mucoproteins and mucopolysaccharides that progressively calcify in the optic disc. They are thought to be the remnants of the axonal transport system of degenerated retinal ganglion cells. ODD have also been referred to as congenitally elevated or anomalous discs, pseudopapilledema, pseudoneuritis, buried disc drusen, and disc hyaline bodies. They may be associated with vision loss of varying degree occasionally resulting in blindness.
| MeSH Codes: | D015594, D015594 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 377.21, 377.24 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H47.31 - Coloboma of optic disc'
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Parent Code: H47.3 - Other disorders of optic disc