FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Intermittent heterotropia
Category — select a more specific code
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
Intermittent heterotropia
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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)
H50.30Unspecified intermittent heterotropiaBillable / specificH50.31Intermittent monocular esotropiaCategory · further specificity requiredH50.32Intermittent alternating esotropiaBillable / specificH50.33Intermittent monocular exotropiaCategory · further specificity requiredH50.34Intermittent alternating exotropiaBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H50.0 | Esotropia | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.1 | Exotropia | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.2 | Vertical strabismus | 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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