H49.883
H49.883 — Other paralytic strabismus, bilateral
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral
H49.883 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other paralytic strabismus, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H49.883 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.
Medicare coverage
H49.883 is named in 33 Medicare coverage policies — 33 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H49.88. If H49.883 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H49.883
- Is H49.883 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H49.883 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H49.883 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52).