H46 – Optic neuritis
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Tyoe 2 Excludes
ischemic optic neuropathy (H47.01-)
neuromyelitis optica [Devic] (G36.0)
Child Codes
Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| H00-H59 | Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59) |
| H46-H47 | Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways (H46-H47) |
| H46 |
Optic neuritis
Type 2 Excludes
ischemic optic neuropathy (H47.01-)
neuromyelitis optica [Devic] (G36.0)
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| H46.0 | Optic papillitis |
| H46.00 | Optic papillitis, unspecified eye |
| H46.01 | Optic papillitis, right eye |
| H46.02 | Optic papillitis, left eye |
| H46.03 | Optic papillitis, bilateral |
| H46.1 | Retrobulbar neuritis |
| H46.10 | Retrobulbar neuritis, unspecified eye |
| H46.11 | Retrobulbar neuritis, right eye |
| H46.12 | Retrobulbar neuritis, left eye |
| H46.13 | Retrobulbar neuritis, bilateral |
| H46.2 | Nutritional optic neuropathy |
| H46.3 | Toxic optic neuropathy |
| H46.8 | Other optic neuritis |
| H46.9 | Unspecified optic neuritis |