H49-H52

Non-Billable
ChapterH00–H59
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Official Description

Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52)

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59).

CH7 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
H49-H52Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52)Not billable
H49Paralytic strabismusSubcodes
H50Other strabismusSubcodes
H51Other disorders of binocular movementSubcodes
H52Disorders of refraction and accommodationSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H49-H52:

chapterCH7
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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