ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H46-H47 Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
H47- Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H47.612

Cortical blindness, left side of brain

2016

2017

2018

Billable/Specific Code

H47.612 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM H47.612 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H47.612 - other international versions of ICD-10 H47.612 may differ.

The following code(s) above H47.612 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H47.612:

H00-H59
2018 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H47.6
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H47.6
Disorders of visual cortex
Code Also
- underlying condition
Type 1 Excludes
- injury to visual cortex S04.04
Disorders of visual cortex

Approximate Synonyms

Cortical blindness from bilateral side of brain
Cortical blindness from left side of brain
Cortical blindness, left brain

ICD-10-CM H47.612 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

091 Other disorders of nervous system with mcc
092 Other disorders of nervous system with cc
093 Other disorders of nervous system without cc/mcc

Convert H47.612 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H47.612:

Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) H54.0X-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H54.0X-
Blindness, both eyes, different category levels
- cortical H47.619
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H47.619
  Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain
  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
  - left brain H47.612
Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- visual
  - cortex
    - blindness H47.619
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H47.619
      Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain
      2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
      - left brain H47.612

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H47.612

H47.521 …… right side

H47.522 …… left side

H47.529 …… unspecified side

H47.53 Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) vascular disorders

H47.531 …… right side

H47.532 …… left side

H47.539 …… unspecified side

H47.6 Disorders of visual cortex

H47.61 Cortical blindness

H47.611 …… right side of brain

H47.612 …… left side of brain

H47.619 …… unspecified side of brain

H47.62 Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders

H47.621 …… right side of brain

H47.622 …… left side of brain

H47.629 …… unspecified side of brain

H47.63 Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm

H47.631 …… right side of brain

H47.632 …… left side of brain

H47.639 …… unspecified side of brain

H47.64 Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H47.612

Cortical blindness, left side of brain

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Disorders of visual cortex

Blindness, both eyes, different category levels

Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain

Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain