Is H50.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H50.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H50.81 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).

H50.81

H50.81 — Duane's syndrome

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

H50.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for duane's syndrome. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

H50.81 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 H50.81

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H50.8. If H50.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

H50.89Other specified strabismus

Questions about H50.81

Is H50.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H50.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H50.81 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).