ICD-10-CM Code H55.8
Other irregular eye movements
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 H55.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of H55.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other irregular eye movements' in more detail.
- H55.8 Other irregular eye movements NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H55.81 Saccadic eye movements
- BILLABLE H55.89 Other irregular eye movements
The ICD code H55 is used to code Nystagmus
Nystagmus /nɪˈstæɡməs/ is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in rare cases) eye movement, acquired in infancy or later in life, that may result in reduced or limited vision. Due to the involuntary movement of the eye, it is often called "dancing eyes".[a]
Specialty: | Otorhinolaryngology |
MeSH Codes: | D009759, D009759 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 379.50, 794.14 |
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H55.8 - Other irregular eye movements'
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Parent Code: H55 - Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements