Effective from
- Code-level rules changed
Kearns-Sayre syndrome
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CDC/NCHS · FY2024nystagmus 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
Latest recorded change · FY2024
Effective from
Kearns-Sayre syndrome
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CDC/NCHS · FY2024| 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 | Code-level rules changed |
| 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 |
Progressive external ophthalmoplegia with pigmentary retinopathy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| H49.88 | Other paralytic strabismus | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 1 · Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81)
Excludes 1 · Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81)
Excludes 1 · Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81-)