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H50.6

Non-billable

Mechanical strabismus

Mechanical strabismus

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

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

H49-H52

Parent Code

H50

Child Codes

10

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)
  • nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)

Child Codes (10)

H50.60

Mechanical strabismus, unspecified

BillableH50.61

Brown's sheath syndrome

H50.62

Inferior oblique muscle entrapment

H50.63

Inferior rectus muscle entrapment

H50.64

Lateral rectus muscle entrapment

H50.65

Medial rectus muscle entrapment

H50.66

Superior oblique muscle entrapment

H50.67

Superior rectus muscle entrapment

H50.68

Extraocular muscle entrapment, unspecified

H50.69

Other mechanical strabismus

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code H50.6?

ICD-10-CM code H50.6 represents "Mechanical strabismus". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is H50.6 a billable code?

No, H50.6 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under H50.6.

What chapter is H50.6 in?

H50.6 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).

What are the subcategories under H50.6?

H50.6 has 10 child codes, including: H50.60 (Mechanical strabismus, unspecified), H50.61 (Brown's sheath syndrome), H50.62 (Inferior oblique muscle entrapment), H50.63 (Inferior rectus muscle entrapment), and 6 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for H50.6?

H50.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0152223. 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.