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H49.819

H49.819: Kearns-Sayre syndrome, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H49.819 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for kearns-sayre syndrome, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H49.819

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

Written on H49: Paralytic strabismus

  • internal ophthalmoplegia (H52.51-)
  • internuclear ophthalmoplegia (H51.2-)
  • progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia (G23.1)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H49.819 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H49.81

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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