H50.9
BillableUnspecified strabismus
Unspecified strabismus
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •diabetes mellitus related eye conditions, , ,E09.3, E10.3, E11.3, E13.3
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbitS05
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •syphilis related eye disorders, , ,A50.01, A50.3, A51.43, A52.71
- •nystagmus and other irregular eye movementsH55
Related Codes(8)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(198)
SNOMED CT
- Crowding of teeth12351004
- Imbrication of teeth12351004
- Maxillary prognathism15796001
- Eyes wide apart22006008
- Eyes widely set22006008
- Hypertelorism22006008
- Orbital hypertelorism22006008
- Orbital separation excessive22006008
- Disorder of binocular eye movements22066006
- Ocular dissociation22066006
- Squint22066006
- Strabismus22066006
- Hypotropia29491004
- hyop - Hypotropia29491004
- Congenital abnormality of sclera32809005
- Congenital anomaly of sclera32809005
- Open bite35580009
- Blue sacral spot40467008
- Mongolian blue spot40467008
- Mongolian macula40467008
- Mongolian spot40467008
- Big jaw72855002
- Congenital prognathism72855002
- Exognathia72855002
- Progenia72855002
- Prognathia72855002
- Prognathism72855002
- Congenital strabismus95509009
- Corectopia193523008
- Ectopia pupillae193523008
- Ectopic pupil193523008
- Abnormal blue sclerae204164000
- Blue sclera204164000
- Congenital cavus foot205091006
- Congenital pes cavus205091006
- Slow to talk229721007
- Speech delay229721007
- Maxillary jaw size anomaly235079001
- Long face syndrome235084007
- Vertical excess of facial skeleton235084007
- Convergence in manifest squint246711006
- Convergence in manifest squint, divergence at intersection of visual axes246712004
- Convergence manifest squint,diverge intersection of vis axes246712004
- Converge in manifest squint, fusion intersection of vis axes246713009
- Convergence in manifest squint, fusion at intersection of visual axes246713009
- Convergence in manifest squint, anomalous with constant angle246714003
- Convergence in manifest squint,anomalous with constant angle246714003
- Direction of squint246755000
- Telecanthus246803005
- Blue naevus of skin254806009
- Blue nevus of skin254806009
- Finding of ocular balance301983008
- Observation of ocular balance301983008
- Disjunctive ocular movements - finding366081000
- Finding of disjunctive ocular movements366081000
- Finding of ocular convergence366082007
- Ocular convergence - finding366082007
- Congenital ectopic pupil392461003
- A pattern strabismus413380004
- Strabismus following cataract surgery415591005
- Strabismus following ocular surgery415592003
- Strabismus following retinal surgery415593008
- Lambda pattern strabismus421220009
- Hemifacial hyperplasia697962004
- Vertical maxillary excess698029007
- Delayed speech and facial asymmetry with strabismus and ear lobe skin crease syndrome716199000
- Mehes syndrome716199000
- McPherson Hall syndrome726619004
- Ptosis, strabismus, ectopic pupil syndrome726619004
- Bencze syndrome733046006
- Hemifacial hyperplasia strabismus syndrome733046006
- Telecanthus, hypertelorism, strabismus, pes cavus syndrome733067006
- Intellectual disability with strabismus syndrome773405004
- Severe intellectual disability, poor language, strabismus, grimacing face, long fingers syndrome773551001
- Severe growth deficiency, strabismus, extensive dermal melanocytosis, intellectual disability syndrome1172629005
- Severe hypotonia, psychomotor developmental delay, strabismus, cardiac septal defect syndrome1187212004
- Severe intellectual disability, hypotonia, strabismus, coarse face, planovalgus syndrome1197591008
- Anterior maxillary protrusion, strabismus, intellectual disability syndrome1222706005
- MRAMS (mental retardation, anterior maxillary protrusion, strabismus) syndrome1222706005
- MRAMS syndrome1222706005
UMLS
- Binocular eye movement disorderC0038379
- Binocular eye movement disorder NOSC0038379
- Cross-eyedC0038379
- Disorder of binocular eye movementsC0038379
- Eye deviationC0038379
- Ocular dissociationC0038379
- PhoriaC0038379
- PhoriasC0038379
- SquintC0038379
- Squint eyesC0038379
- StrabismusC0038379
- Strabismus (disorder)C0038379
- Strabismus NOSC0038379
- Unspecified disorder of binocular eye movementsC0038379
- Unspecified heterotropiaC0038379
- Unspecified strabismusC0038379
- crossed eyeC0038379
- deviations eyeC0038379
- eye deviationC0038379
- heterotropiaC0038379
- phoriaC0038379
- phoriasC0038379
- squintC0038379
- strabismusC0038379
Clinical Terms
- Vertical excess of facial skeleton
- Squint
- Binocular eye movement disorder
- Ectopia pupillae
- Intellectual disability with strabismus syndrome
- Congenital abnormality of sclera
- Ectopic pupil
- Exognathia
- Orbital separation excessive
- Strabismus following ocular surgery
- Convergence in manifest squint,anomalous with constant angle
- Strabismus (disorder)
- Hemifacial hyperplasia
- Blue nevus of skin
- Speech delay
- Cross-eyed
- Ocular convergence - finding
- phorias
- Big jaw
- Finding of ocular balance
- phoria
- Open bite
- Disjunctive ocular movements - finding
- eye deviation
- Vertical maxillary excess
- Severe growth deficiency, strabismus, extensive dermal melanocytosis, intellectual disability syndrome
- Eyes wide apart
- Unspecified heterotropia
- Finding of disjunctive ocular movements
- Maxillary prognathism
- Convergence in manifest squint, fusion at intersection of visual axes
- Unspecified disorder of binocular eye movements
- Progenia
- Congenital strabismus
- A pattern strabismus
- Converge in manifest squint, fusion intersection of vis axes
- Direction of squint
- Mongolian macula
- Convergence manifest squint,diverge intersection of vis axes
- Congenital prognathism
- Hypotropia
- Blue sclera
- Disorder of binocular eye movements
- hyop - Hypotropia
- deviations eye
- strabismus
- crossed eye
- Orbital hypertelorism
- Mongolian blue spot
- Prognathism
- Imbrication of teeth
- Eyes widely set
- Telecanthus
- Corectopia
- Congenital pes cavus
- Hypertelorism
- Prognathia
- Delayed speech and facial asymmetry with strabismus and ear lobe skin crease syndrome
- Mongolian spot
- Binocular eye movement disorder NOS
- Telecanthus, hypertelorism, strabismus, pes cavus syndrome
- McPherson Hall syndrome
- MRAMS (mental retardation, anterior maxillary protrusion, strabismus) syndrome
- Squint eyes
- Abnormal blue sclerae
- Crowding of teeth
- Convergence in manifest squint
- Ocular dissociation
- Anterior maxillary protrusion, strabismus, intellectual disability syndrome
- Strabismus following cataract surgery
- Maxillary jaw size anomaly
- MRAMS syndrome
- Long face syndrome
- Strabismus NOS
- Blue naevus of skin
- Observation of ocular balance
- Congenital cavus foot
- heterotropia
- Blue sacral spot
- Convergence in manifest squint, divergence at intersection of visual axes
- Strabismus following retinal surgery
- Congenital ectopic pupil
- Bencze syndrome
- Convergence in manifest squint, anomalous with constant angle
- Severe intellectual disability, poor language, strabismus, grimacing face, long fingers syndrome
- Mehes syndrome
- Lambda pattern strabismus
- Ptosis, strabismus, ectopic pupil syndrome
- Hemifacial hyperplasia strabismus syndrome
- Severe hypotonia, psychomotor developmental delay, strabismus, cardiac septal defect syndrome
- Slow to talk
- Severe intellectual disability, hypotonia, strabismus, coarse face, planovalgus syndrome
- Finding of ocular convergence
- Congenital anomaly of sclera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified strabismus?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified strabismus is H50.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified strabismus". H50.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H50.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H50.9 represents “Unspecified strabismus”. 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 H50.9 a billable code?
Yes, H50.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H50.9 in?
H50.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H50.9 map to?
H50.9 maps to 44 SNOMED CT concepts: 413380004, 204164000, 1222706005, 733046006, 72855002, and 39 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H50.9?
H50.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0038379. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H50.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified strabismus 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.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H50.9?
H50.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 9C8Y (Other specified strabismus or ocular motility disorders).
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