H47.5
H47.5 — Disorders of other visual pathways
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H47.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disorders of other visual pathways. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- underlying condition
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Disorders of optic tracts, geniculate nuclei and optic radiations
Risk adjustment
H47.5 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 H47.5
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H47. If H47.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H47.5
- Is H47.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. H47.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does H47.5 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).