H50.5
Header — not billableHeterophoria
The ICD-10 code for heterophoria is H50.5.
H50.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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
- H50.0Esotropianon-billable header
- H50.1Exotropianon-billable header
- H50.2Vertical strabismusnon-billable header
- H50.3Intermittent heterotropianon-billable header
- H50.4Other and unspecified heterotropianon-billable header
- H50.6Mechanical strabismusnon-billable header
- H50.8Other specified strabismusnon-billable header
- H50.9Unspecified strabismus
- H50.5Heterophorianon-billable header