Is H47.09 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H47.09 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H47.09 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).

H47.09

H47.09 — Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H47.09 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Compression of optic nerve

Risk adjustment

H47.09 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 H47.09

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H47.0. If H47.09 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H47.09

Is H47.09 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H47.09 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H47.09 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).