H46.9
BillableUnspecified optic neuritis
Unspecified 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
- ON - Optic neuritis66760008
- Optic neuritis66760008
- Disorder of optic tract95776004
- Optic tract disorder95776004
- Inflammatory disorder of optic tract194065004
- Visual pathway disorder due to inflammatory disorder194065004
- Optic perineuritis713417000
- Infection causing inflammation of optic nerve721261004
- Infectious optic neuropathy721261004
- CRION - chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy1169360001
- Chronic recurrent isolated optic neuritis1169360001
- Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy1169360001
- Optic neuritis due to demyelinating disease1231202004
- Optic neuritis due to demyelinating disease of central nervous system1231202004
- Idiopathic optic neuritis1231240001
- Disorder of optic nerve following administration of vaccine to produce active immunity1231727005
- Post-vaccination optic neuropathy1231727005
- Idiopathic optic perineuritis1231757001
- Bilateral optic neuritis432521000124106
- Neuritis of left optic nerve15631051000119101
- Neuritis of right optic nerve15631011000119102
- Recurrent optic neuritis2691000124105
UMLS
- Neuritides, OpticC0029134
- Neuritis opticC0029134
- Neuritis, OpticC0029134
- ON - Optic neuritisC0029134
- Optic NeuritidesC0029134
- Optic NeuritisC0029134
- Optic nerve inflammationC0029134
- Optic neuritisC0029134
- Optic neuritis (disorder)C0029134
- Optic neuritis NOSC0029134
- Optic neuritis, unspecifiedC0029134
- Unspecified optic neuritisC0029134
- neuritis opticC0029134
- optic neuritisC0029134
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified optic neuritis?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified optic neuritis is H46.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified optic neuritis". H46.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H46.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H46.9 represents "Unspecified optic neuritis". 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 H46.9 a billable code?
Yes, H46.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H46.9 in?
H46.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H46.9 map to?
H46.9 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 432521000124106, 1169360001, 1231727005, 95776004, 1231240001, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H46.9?
H46.9 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.