Effective from
- First observed
Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81-)
nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81-)
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H49.0 | Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy | Category · further specificity required |
| H49.1 | Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy | Category · further specificity required |
| H49.2 | Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy | Category · further specificity required |
| H49.3 | Total (external) ophthalmoplegia | Category · further specificity required |
| H49.8 | Other paralytic strabismus | Category · further specificity required |
| H49.9 | Unspecified paralytic strabismus | Billable / specific |
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