H47.03
Header — not billableOptic nerve hypoplasia
The ICD-10 code for optic nerve hypoplasia is H47.03.
H47.03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H47.01Ischemic optic neuropathynon-billable header
- H47.02Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheathnon-billable header
- H47.09Other disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- H47.03Optic nerve hypoplasianon-billable header