Disorders of optic chiasm

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H47.41 Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) inflammatory disorders
H47.42 Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) neoplasm
H47.43 Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) vascular disorders
H47.49 Disorders of optic chiasm in (due to) other disorders

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Disorders of optic chiasm

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H47.0	Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified	Not billable
H47.1	Papilledema	Not billable
H47.2	Optic atrophy	Not billable
H47.3	Other disorders of optic disc	Not billable
H47.5	Disorders of other visual pathways	Not billable
H47.6	Disorders of visual cortex	Not billable
H47.9	Unspecified disorder of visual pathways	Valid