FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Monocular exotropia with V pattern
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CDC/NCHS · FY2016nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
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Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Monocular exotropia with V pattern
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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 |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
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)
Divergent concomitant strabismus
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H50.10 | Unspecified exotropia | Billable / specific |
| H50.11 | Monocular exotropia | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.12 | Monocular exotropia with A pattern | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.14 | Monocular exotropia with other noncomitancies | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.15 | Alternating exotropia | Billable / specific |
| H50.16 | Alternating exotropia with A pattern | Billable / specific |
| H50.17 | Alternating exotropia with V pattern | Billable / specific |
| H50.18 | Alternating exotropia with other noncomitancies | Billable / specific |
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