ICD-10-CM category
H47: Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways
Codes under H47 (Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| H47.0 | Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified | — |
| H47.0 | Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified | — |
| H47.01 | Ischemic optic neuropathy | — |
| H47.01 | Ischemic optic neuropathy | — |
| H47.1 | Papilledema | — |
| H47.1 | Papilledema | — |
| H47.02 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath | — |
| H47.02 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath | — |
| H47.2 | Optic atrophy | — |
| H47.2 | Optic atrophy | — |
| H47.03 | Optic nerve hypoplasia | — |
| H47.03 | Optic nerve hypoplasia | — |
| H47.3 | Other disorders of optic disc | — |
| H47.3 | Other disorders of optic disc | — |
| H47.4 | Disorders of optic chiasm | — |
| H47.4 | Disorders of optic chiasm | — |
| H47.5 | Disorders of other visual pathways | — |
| H47.5 | Disorders of other visual pathways | — |
| H47.6 | Disorders of visual cortex | — |
| H47.6 | Disorders of visual cortex | — |
| H47.09 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified | — |
| H47.09 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified | — |
| H47.9 | Unspecified disorder of visual pathways | ✓ |
| H47.9 | Unspecified disorder of visual pathways | ✓ |
| H47.10 | Unspecified papilledema | ✓ |
| H47.10 | Unspecified papilledema | ✓ |
| H47.011 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.011 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.11 | Papilledema associated with increased intracranial pressure | ✓ |
| H47.11 | Papilledema associated with increased intracranial pressure | ✓ |
| H47.012 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.012 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.12 | Papilledema associated with decreased ocular pressure | ✓ |
| H47.12 | Papilledema associated with decreased ocular pressure | ✓ |
| H47.013 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.013 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.13 | Papilledema associated with retinal disorder | ✓ |
| H47.13 | Papilledema associated with retinal disorder | ✓ |
| H47.14 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome | — |
| H47.14 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome | — |
| H47.019 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.019 | Ischemic optic neuropathy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.20 | Unspecified optic atrophy | ✓ |
| H47.20 | Unspecified optic atrophy | ✓ |
| H47.021 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.021 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.21 | Primary optic atrophy | — |
| H47.21 | Primary optic atrophy | — |
| H47.022 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.022 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.22 | Hereditary optic atrophy | ✓ |
| H47.22 | Hereditary optic atrophy | ✓ |
| H47.023 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.023 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.23 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy | — |
| H47.23 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy | — |
| H47.029 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.029 | Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.29 | Other optic atrophy | — |
| H47.29 | Other optic atrophy | — |
| H47.031 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.031 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.31 | Coloboma of optic disc | — |
| H47.31 | Coloboma of optic disc | — |
| H47.032 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.032 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.32 | Drusen of optic disc | — |
| H47.32 | Drusen of optic disc | — |
| H47.033 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.033 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.33 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc | — |
| H47.33 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc | — |
| H47.039 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.039 | Optic nerve hypoplasia, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.39 | Other disorders of optic disc | — |
| H47.39 | Other disorders of optic disc | — |
| H47.41 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) inflammatory disorders | ✓ |
| H47.41 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) inflammatory disorders | ✓ |
| H47.42 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) neoplasm | ✓ |
| H47.42 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) neoplasm | ✓ |
| H47.43 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) vascular disorders | ✓ |
| H47.43 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) vascular disorders | ✓ |
| H47.49 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) other disorders | ✓ |
| H47.49 | Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) other disorders | ✓ |
| H47.51 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders | — |
| H47.51 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders | — |
| H47.52 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm | — |
| H47.52 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm | — |
| H47.53 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders | — |
| H47.53 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders | — |
| H47.61 | Cortical blindness | — |
| H47.61 | Cortical blindness | — |
| H47.62 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders | — |
| H47.62 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders | — |
| H47.63 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm | — |
| H47.63 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm | — |
| H47.64 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders | — |
| H47.64 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders | — |
| H47.091 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.091 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.092 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.092 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.093 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.093 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.099 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.099 | Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.141 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.141 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.142 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.142 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.143 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.143 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.149 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.149 | Foster-Kennedy syndrome, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.211 | Primary optic atrophy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.211 | Primary optic atrophy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.212 | Primary optic atrophy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.212 | Primary optic atrophy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.213 | Primary optic atrophy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.213 | Primary optic atrophy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.219 | Primary optic atrophy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.219 | Primary optic atrophy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.231 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.231 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.232 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.232 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.233 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.233 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.239 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.239 | Glaucomatous optic atrophy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.291 | Other optic atrophy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.291 | Other optic atrophy, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.292 | Other optic atrophy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.292 | Other optic atrophy, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.293 | Other optic atrophy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.293 | Other optic atrophy, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.299 | Other optic atrophy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.299 | Other optic atrophy, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.311 | Coloboma of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.311 | Coloboma of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.312 | Coloboma of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.312 | Coloboma of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.313 | Coloboma of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.313 | Coloboma of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.319 | Coloboma of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.319 | Coloboma of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.321 | Drusen of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.321 | Drusen of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.322 | Drusen of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.322 | Drusen of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.323 | Drusen of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.323 | Drusen of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.329 | Drusen of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.329 | Drusen of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.331 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.331 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.332 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.332 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.333 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.333 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.339 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.339 | Pseudopapilledema of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.391 | Other disorders of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.391 | Other disorders of optic disc, right eye | ✓ |
| H47.392 | Other disorders of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.392 | Other disorders of optic disc, left eye | ✓ |
| H47.393 | Other disorders of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.393 | Other disorders of optic disc, bilateral | ✓ |
| H47.399 | Other disorders of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.399 | Other disorders of optic disc, unspecified eye | ✓ |
| H47.511 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders, right side | ✓ |
| H47.511 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders, right side | ✓ |
| H47.512 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders, left side | ✓ |
| H47.512 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders, left side | ✓ |
| H47.519 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H47.519 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H47.521 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm, right side | ✓ |
| H47.521 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm, right side | ✓ |
| H47.522 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm, left side | ✓ |
| H47.522 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm, left side | ✓ |
| H47.529 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H47.529 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) neoplasm, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H47.531 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders, right side | ✓ |
| H47.531 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders, right side | ✓ |
| H47.532 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders, left side | ✓ |
| H47.532 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders, left side | ✓ |
| H47.539 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H47.539 | Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders, unspecified side | ✓ |
| H47.611 | Cortical blindness, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.611 | Cortical blindness, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.612 | Cortical blindness, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.612 | Cortical blindness, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.619 | Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.619 | Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.621 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.621 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.622 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.622 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.629 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.629 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.631 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.631 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.632 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.632 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.639 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.639 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.641 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.641 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, right side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.642 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.642 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, left side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.649 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
| H47.649 | Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, unspecified side of brain | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code H47?
H47 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways. It contains 212 more specific diagnosis codes, 160 of which are billable.
Is H47 a billable code?
No — H47 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example H47.0 — Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified). 160 of the 212 codes under H47 are billable.
What codes fall under H47?
H47 includes H47.0, H47.0, H47.01, H47.01, H47.1, plus 207 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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