H52

Non-Billable
ChapterH00–H59
Rankcategory
Official Description

Disorders of refraction and accommodation

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)

H49-H52 Parent Instructions

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)
H52Disorders of refraction and accommodationNot billable
H52.0HypermetropiaSubcodes
H52.1MyopiaSubcodes
H52.2AstigmatismSubcodes
H52.3Anisometropia and aniseikoniaSubcodes
H52.4PresbyopiaBillable
H52.5Disorders of accommodationSubcodes
H52.6Other disorders of refractionBillable
H52.7Unspecified disorder of refractionBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

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

blockH49-H52
Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52)
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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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