Effective from
- First observed
Mechanical strabismus, unspecified
Billable diagnosis 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
Mechanical strabismus, unspecified
Billable diagnosis 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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| H50.61 | Brown's sheath syndrome | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.62 | Inferior oblique muscle entrapment | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.63 | Inferior rectus muscle entrapment | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.64 | Lateral rectus muscle entrapment | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.65 | Medial rectus muscle entrapment | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.66 | Superior oblique muscle entrapment | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.67 | Superior rectus muscle entrapment | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.68 | Extraocular muscle entrapment, unspecified | Category · further specificity required |
| H50.69 | Other mechanical strabismus | Billable / specific |
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