H47
H47 — Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H47 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with H47
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at H47. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading H47 alone.
Risk adjustment
H47 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.
Code to one of these instead H47
8 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about H47
- Is H47 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H47 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H47 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways (H46-H47).