FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Disorders of other visual pathways
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016underlying condition
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
Disorders of other visual pathways
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 |
Disorders of optic tracts, geniculate nuclei and optic radiations
underlying condition
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
H47.51Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disordersCategory · further specificity requiredH47.52Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasmCategory · further specificity requiredH47.53Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disordersCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H47.0 | Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified | Category · further specificity required |
| H47.1 | Papilledema | Category · further specificity required |
| H47.2 | Optic atrophy | Category · further specificity required |
| H47.3 | Other disorders of optic disc | Category · further specificity required |
| H47.4 | Disorders of optic chiasm | Category · further specificity required |
| H47.6 | Disorders of visual cortex | Category · further specificity required |
| H47.9 | Unspecified disorder of visual pathways | Billable / specific |
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