ICD-10-CM Code H50.6
Mechanical 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 H50.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of H50.6 that describes the diagnosis 'mechanical strabismus' in more detail.
- H50.6 Mechanical strabismus NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code H506 is used to code Brown's syndrome
Brown's syndrome is a rare form of strabismus characterized by limited elevation of the affected eye. The disorder may be congenital (existing at or before birth), or acquired. Brown syndrome is caused by a malfunction of the Superior oblique muscle, causing the eye to have difficulty moving up, particularly during adduction (when eye turns towards the nose). Harold W. Brown first described the disorder in 1950 and initially named it the "superior oblique tendon sheath syndrome".
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 378.61 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H50.6 - Mechanical strabismus'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H50.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H50 - Other strabismus