S04.049A
S04.049A: Injury of visual cortex, unspecified side, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S04.049A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for injury of visual cortex, unspecified side, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S04.049A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Injury of visual cortex NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S04.049A is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
- A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
- A57483Billing and Coding: Visual Fields
- A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.