H47.019
BillableIschemic optic neuropathy, unspecified eye
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Reduced blood flow to the optic nerve when the affected eye is not specified or documented.
Coding Tips
- •Query the provider to determine which eye(s) are affected to assign a more specific code
- •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from available documentation
Code Hierarchy
└H47Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways└H47.0Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified└H47.01Ischemic optic neuropathy└H47.019Ischemic optic neuropathy, unspecified eye
└H47.019Ischemic optic neuropathy, unspecified eye