H50.1
Header — not billableExotropia
The ICD-10 code for exotropia is H50.1.
H50.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Divergent concomitant strabismus
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H50.1
- H50.10Unspecified exotropia
- H50.11Monocular exotropianon-billable header
- H50.12Monocular exotropia with A patternnon-billable header
- H50.13Monocular exotropia with V patternnon-billable header
- H50.14Monocular exotropia with other noncomitanciesnon-billable header
- H50.15Alternating exotropia
- H50.16Alternating exotropia with A pattern
- H50.17Alternating exotropia with V pattern
- H50.18Alternating exotropia with other noncomitancies
Related codes in this category
- H50.0Esotropianon-billable header
- H50.2Vertical strabismusnon-billable header
- H50.3Intermittent heterotropianon-billable header
- H50.4Other and unspecified heterotropianon-billable header
- H50.5Heterophorianon-billable header
- H50.6Mechanical strabismusnon-billable header
- H50.8Other specified strabismusnon-billable header
- H50.9Unspecified strabismus
- H50.1Exotropianon-billable header