H05.829
H05.829 — Myopathy of extraocular muscles, unspecified orbit
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
H05.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for myopathy of extraocular muscles, unspecified orbit. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H05.829 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
H05.829 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
- A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H05.82. If H05.829 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H05.829
- Is H05.829 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H05.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H05.829 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05).