Is H50.12 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H50.12 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H50.12 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).

What cannot be coded together with H50.12?

H50.12 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H50.12 (H50.1) and apply to it just the same.

H50.12

H50.12 — Monocular exotropia with A pattern

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H50.12 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for monocular exotropia with a pattern. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H50.12

These are not written on H50.12, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H50.12 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on H50.1 — Exotropia

intermittent exotropia (H50.33-, H50.34)

Risk adjustment

H50.12 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 history

H50.12 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead H50.12

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H50.1. If H50.12 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H50.12

Is H50.12 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H50.12 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H50.12 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).
What cannot be coded together with H50.12?: H50.12 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H50.12 (H50.1) and apply to it just the same.