H47.53

Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders

Header / non-billable

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from H47.5Disorders of other visual pathways
Code also

underlying condition

Synonyms

Disorders of optic tracts, geniculate nuclei and optic radiations

Inherited from chapter 7Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Excludes 2

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)

Note

Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Official Guidelines for H47.53

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