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H47.029

Billable

Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, unspecified eye

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Bleeding within the sheath surrounding the optic nerve when the specific eye affected is not documented or specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when documentation does not specify right, left, or bilateral; query provider for clarification when possible
  • •This is a less specific code; attempt to obtain laterality information to assign more specific codes H47.021, H47.022, or H47.023

Code Hierarchy

└H47Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways└H47.0Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified└H47.02Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath└H47.029Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, unspecified eye
└H47.029Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, unspecified eye

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