H46.8
BillableOther optic neuritis
Other optic neuritis
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Inherited optic neuropathy312942003
- Infiltrative optic neuropathy312945001
- Neuropathy caused by ionising radiation445339002
- Neuropathy caused by ionizing radiation445339002
- Disorder of optic nerve due to and following radiotherapy722606000
- Optic neuropathy caused by ionising radiation following radiotherapy procedure722606000
- Optic neuropathy caused by ionizing radiation following radiotherapy procedure722606000
- Optic neuropathy due to and following radiation therapy722606000
- Optic neuropathy due to and following radiotherapy722606000
- Radiation induced optic neuropathy following radiotherapy procedure722606000
- Autoimmune optic neuropathy838324008
- Disorder of cranial nerve caused by ionising radiation1339020003
- Disorder of cranial nerve caused by ionizing radiation1339020003
- Disorder of optic nerve caused by radiation1339033009
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code H46.8?
ICD-10-CM code H46.8 represents "Other optic neuritis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H46.8 a billable code?
Yes, H46.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H46.8 in?
H46.8 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H46.8 map to?
H46.8 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 838324008, 1339020003, 1339033009, 722606000, 312945001, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H46.8?
H46.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0029681. 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.