Z83.51
Header — not billableFamily history of eye disorders
The ICD-10 code for family history of eye disorders is Z83.51.
Z83.51 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- family history of blindness and visual loss (Z82.1)
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.
Child codes under Z83.51
Related codes in this category
- Z83.52Family history of ear disorders
- Z83.51Family history of eye disordersnon-billable header