H47.5
Header — not billableDisorders of other visual pathways
The ICD-10 code for disorders of other visual pathways is H47.5.
H47.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Disorders of optic tracts, geniculate nuclei and optic radiations
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
- H47.4Disorders of optic chiasmnon-billable header
- H47.6Disorders of visual cortexnon-billable header
- H47.9Unspecified disorder of visual pathways
- H47.5Disorders of other visual pathwaysnon-billable header