Effective from
- First observed
Exotropia
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016nystagmus 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
Exotropia
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 |
Divergent concomitant strabismus
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)
H50.10Unspecified exotropiaBillable / specificH50.11Monocular exotropiaCategory · further specificity requiredH50.12Monocular exotropia with A patternCategory · further specificity requiredH50.13Monocular exotropia with V patternCategory · further specificity requiredH50.14Monocular exotropia with other noncomitanciesCategory · further specificity requiredH50.15Alternating exotropiaBillable / specificH50.16Alternating exotropia with A patternBillable / specificH50.17Alternating exotropia with V patternBillable / specificH50.18Alternating exotropia with other noncomitanciesBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H50.0 | Esotropia | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.2 | Vertical strabismus | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.3 | Intermittent heterotropia | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.4 | Other and unspecified heterotropia | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.5 | Heterophoria | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.6 | Mechanical strabismus | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.8 | Other specified strabismus | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.9 | Unspecified strabismus | Billable / specific |
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