ICD-10-CM Code H50.21
Vertical strabismus, right eye
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.H50.21 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of vertical strabismus, right eye. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code H502 is used to code Hypertropia
Hypertropia is a condition of misalignment of the eyes (strabismus), whereby the visual axis of one eye is higher than the fellow fixating eye. Hypotropia is the similar condition, focus being on the eye with the visual axis lower than the fellow fixating eye. Dissociated Vertical Deviation is a special type of hypertropia leading to slow upward drift of one or rarely both eyes, usually when the patient is inattentive.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 378.31 |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye with MCC.
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye without MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H50.21 and a single ICD9 code, 378.31 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: H50.2 - Vertical strabismus