H46.00

H46.00: Optic papillitis, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H46.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for optic papillitis, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H46.00

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H46: Optic neuritis

ischemic optic neuropathy (H47.01-)
neuromyelitis optica [Devic] (G36.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H46.00 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
A57434Billing and Coding: Vestibular and Audiologic Function Studies
A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

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Papillitis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.