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H47.219

Billable

Primary optic atrophy, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

Degeneration of the optic nerve due to primary causes when the affected eye is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation; this is a less specific code
  • •Query the provider if laterality information is available to assign a more specific code

Code Hierarchy

└H47Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways└H47.2Optic atrophy└H47.21Primary optic atrophy└H47.219Primary optic atrophy, unspecified eye
└H47.219Primary optic atrophy, unspecified eye

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