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H46

Non-billable

Optic neuritis

Optic neuritis

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

H46-H47

Child Codes

6

Coding Notes

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)
  • ischemic optic neuropathy (H47.01-)
  • neuromyelitis optica [Devic] (G36.0)

Child Codes (6)

H46.0

Optic papillitis

H46.1

Retrobulbar neuritis

H46.2

Nutritional optic neuropathy

BillableH46.3

Toxic optic neuropathy

BillableH46.8

Other optic neuritis

BillableH46.9

Unspecified optic neuritis

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code H46?

ICD-10-CM code H46 represents "Optic neuritis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is H46 a billable code?

No, H46 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under H46.

What chapter is H46 in?

H46 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).

What are the subcategories under H46?

H46 has 6 child codes, including: H46.0 (Optic papillitis), H46.1 (Retrobulbar neuritis), H46.2 (Nutritional optic neuropathy), H46.3 (Toxic optic neuropathy), and 2 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H46?

H46 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0029134. 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.