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H40.053

Billable

Ocular hypertension, bilateral

Ocular hypertension, bilateral

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

H40-H42

Parent Code

H40.05

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • absolute glaucoma (H44.51-)
  • congenital glaucoma (Q15.0)
  • traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury (P15.3)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for ocular hypertension, bilateral?

The ICD-10-CM code for ocular hypertension, bilateral is H40.053. The full clinical description is "Ocular hypertension, bilateral". H40.053 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code H40.053 mean?

ICD-10-CM code H40.053 represents "Ocular hypertension, bilateral". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is H40.053 a billable code?

Yes, H40.053 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is H40.053 in?

H40.053 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).

What codes cannot be used with H40.053?

H40.053 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: absolute glaucoma (H44.51-); congenital glaucoma (Q15.0); traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury (P15.3).

What SNOMED CT codes does H40.053 map to?

H40.053 maps to 92 SNOMED CT concepts: 1295502007, 24075007, 15747041000119100, 1296835001, 1296837009, and 87 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H40.053?

H40.053 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3264175. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.