H47.4
Header — not billableDisorders of optic chiasm
The ICD-10 code for disorders of optic chiasm is H47.4.
H47.4 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.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
- underlying condition
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
- H47.0Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- H47.1Papilledemanon-billable header
- H47.2Optic atrophynon-billable header
- H47.3Other disorders of optic discnon-billable header
- H47.5Disorders of other visual pathwaysnon-billable header
- H47.6Disorders of visual cortexnon-billable header
- H47.9Unspecified disorder of visual pathways
- H47.4Disorders of optic chiasmnon-billable header