H47.20
BillableUnspecified optic atrophy
Unspecified optic atrophy
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- OA - Optic atrophy76976005
- Optic atrophy76976005
- Optic nerve atrophy76976005
- Atrophy of optic disc95774001
- Atrophy of whole optic disc95774001
- Retrobulbar optic nerve atrophy95775000
- Optic nerve finding106152006
- Second cranial nerve finding106152006
- Consecutive optic atrophy194043004
- Optic atrophy secondary to retinal disease194043004
- Early onset cerebellar ataxia with retinitis pigmentosa and optic atrophy230230002
- Atrophy of sector of optic disc247219000
- Sector atrophy of optic disc247219000
- Complete optic atrophy359683002
- PEHO (progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy) syndrome442511009
- PEHO (progressive encephalopathy with oedema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy) syndrome442511009
- PEHO syndrome442511009
- Progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome442511009
- Progressive encephalopathy with oedema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome442511009
- PEHO-like syndrome770678005
- PEHOL (progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia, and optic atrophy-like) syndrome770678005
- PEHOL (progressive encephalopathy with oedema, hypsarrhythmia, and optic atrophy-like) syndrome770678005
- Progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia, and optic atrophy-like syndrome770678005
- Progressive encephalopathy with oedema, hypsarrhythmia, and optic atrophy-like syndrome770678005
- Atrophy of fundus of eye1144329008
- Fundus oculi atrophy1144329008
- Bilateral optic atrophy of eyes15632891000119109
- Optic atrophy of bilateral eyes15632891000119109
- Optic atrophy of both eyes15632891000119109
- Optic atrophy of left eye15632851000119104
- Optic atrophy of right eye15632811000119100
UMLS
- Atrophy opticC0029124
- Atrophy optic nerveC0029124
- Atrophy, OpticC0029124
- OA - Optic atrophyC0029124
- Optic AtrophyC0029124
- Optic atrophyC0029124
- Optic atrophy (disorder)C0029124
- Optic atrophy, unspecifiedC0029124
- Optic nerve atrophyC0029124
- Optic-nerve degenerationC0029124
- Unspecified optic atrophyC0029124
- atrophied nerve opticC0029124
- atrophy nerves opticC0029124
- atrophy opticC0029124
- optic atrophyC0029124
- optic disc atrophyC0029124
- optic nerve atrophyC0029124
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified optic atrophy?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified optic atrophy is H47.20. The full clinical description is "Unspecified optic atrophy". H47.20 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H47.20 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H47.20 represents "Unspecified optic atrophy". 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 H47.20 a billable code?
Yes, H47.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H47.20 in?
H47.20 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H47.20 map to?
H47.20 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 1144329008, 95774001, 247219000, 15632891000119109, 359683002, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H47.20?
H47.20 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0029124. 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.