H55.81
BillableDeficient saccadic eye movements
Deficient saccadic eye movements
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
Related Codes(2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(49)
SNOMED CT
- Ocular dysmetria79161002
- Deficiency of saccadic eye movements90310002
- Optokinetic nystagmus90310002
- Abnormal saccadic eye movement246767003
- Dysmetric ataxia246767003
- Hypometric saccades246768008
- Hypermetric saccades246769000
- Inappropriate saccades307683004
- Saccadic pulses307684005
- Microflutter of eye307685006
- Square-wave jerks of eye307686007
- Macrosquare-wave jerks of eye307687003
- Square-wave oscillations of eye307688008
- Macrosaccadic oscillations307689000
- Slowed saccades404686001
- Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia with saccadic intrusion syndrome766814006
- Ocular contrapulsion1217676009
- Hypermetria of saccades with contralateral hypometria of saccades1231186006
- Ocular lateropulsion1231186006
- Hypermetria of ipsilateral saccades and hypometria of contralateral saccades1231189004
- Ocular ipsipulsion1231189004
- Saccadic pulse-step mismatch1231660002
- Post-saccadic drift1231675005
- Voluntary saccadic oscillations1231689000
Clinical Terms
- Deficiency of saccadic eye movements
- Ocular dysmetria
- Square-wave jerks of eye
- Hypometric saccades
- Dysmetric ataxia
- Hypermetria of ipsilateral saccades and hypometria of contralateral saccades
- Ocular lateropulsion
- Optokinetic nystagmus
- Hypermetria of saccades with contralateral hypometria of saccades
- Microflutter of eye
- Abnormal saccadic eye movement
- Saccadic pulses
- Ocular ipsipulsion
- Inappropriate saccades
- Hypermetric saccades
- Slowed saccades
- Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia with saccadic intrusion syndrome
- Macrosaccadic oscillations
- Voluntary saccadic oscillations
- Saccadic pulse-step mismatch
- Post-saccadic drift
- Ocular contrapulsion
- Macrosquare-wave jerks of eye
- Square-wave oscillations of eye
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for deficient saccadic eye movements?
The ICD-10-CM code for deficient saccadic eye movements is H55.81. The full clinical description is "Deficient saccadic eye movements". H55.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H55.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H55.81 represents “Deficient saccadic eye movements”. 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 H55.81 a billable code?
Yes, H55.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H55.81 in?
H55.81 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H55.81 map to?
H55.81 maps to 20 SNOMED CT concepts: 246767003, 766814006, 90310002, 1231189004, 1231186006, and 15 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H55.81?
H55.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C5385189. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H55.81 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like deficient saccadic eye movements 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 H55.81?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for H55.81 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.
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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.