ICD-10-CM Code H49
Paralytic strabismus
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 H49 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of H49 that describes the diagnosis 'paralytic strabismus' in more detail.
- H49 Paralytic strabismus NON-BILLABLE
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- H49.81 Kearns-Sayre syndrome NON-BILLABLE
- H49.88 Other paralytic strabismus NON-BILLABLE
- BILLABLE H49.9 Unspecified paralytic strabismus
The ICD code H49 is used to code Strabismus
Strabismus is a condition that interferes with binocular vision because it prevents a person from directing both eyes simultaneously towards the same fixation point; the eyes do not properly align with each other. Heterotropia is a medical synonym for the condition. Colloquial terms for strabismus include "cross-eye", "wall-eye", and a "cast of the eye".
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| MeSH Code: | D013285 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 378 |
Strabismus prevents the eyes from aiming at the same point in space. Shown here is a case of "wall-eye", or exotropic, strabismus.
Coding Notes for H49 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." - Internal ophthalmoplegia - instead, use code H52.51-
- Internuclear ophthalmoplegia - instead, use code H51.2-
- Progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia - instead, use code G23.1
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H49 - Paralytic strabismus'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H49. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.