H49.43

The ICD-10-CM code for progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral is H49.43. The full clinical description is "Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral". H49.43 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code H49.43 represents “Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral”. 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.

Yes, H49.43 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

H49.43 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).

H49.43 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81-).

H49.43 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 344261000119101, 15730041000119100, 15729961000119108, 15730001000119102, 338491000119102, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

H49.43 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2881299. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H49.43 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.