H47.611

H47.611: Cortical blindness, right side of brain

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

H47.611 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cortical blindness, right side of brain. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H47.611

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H47.6: Disorders of visual cortex

injury to visual cortex S04.04-

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H47.611 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Blindness›cortical›right brain
Disorder›visual›cortex›blindness›right brain

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.