2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H49.889

Other paralytic strabismus, unspecified eye

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • H49.889 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM H49.889 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H49.889 - other international versions of ICD-10 H49.889 may differ.
The following code(s) above H49.889 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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  • Code Also annotations, or
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that may be applicable to H49.889:
  • H00-H59
    2023 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
  • H49-H52
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range H49-H52

    Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction

    Type 2 Excludes
    • nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
    Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction
  • H49
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H49

    Paralytic strabismus

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • internal ophthalmoplegia (H52.51-)
    • internuclear ophthalmoplegia (H51.2-)
    • progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia (G23.1)
    Paralytic strabismus
  • H49.88
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H49.88

    Other paralytic strabismus

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • External ophthalmoplegia NOS
    Other paralytic strabismus
Approximate Synonyms
  • External ophthalmoplegia
ICD-10-CM H49.889 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 123 Neurological eye disorders

Convert H49.889 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
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H49.889
H49.8 Other paralytic strabismus
H49.81 Kearns-Sayre syndrome
H49.811 …… right eye
H49.812 …… left eye
H49.813 …… bilateral
H49.819 …… unspecified eye
H49.88 Other paralytic strabismus
H49.881 …… right eye
H49.882 …… left eye
H49.883 …… bilateral
H49.889 …… unspecified eye
H49.9 Unspecified paralytic strabismus
H50 Other strabismus
H50.0 Esotropia
H50.00 Unspecified esotropia
H50.01 Monocular esotropia
H50.011 …… right eye
H50.012 …… left eye
H50.02 Monocular esotropia with A pattern
H50.021 …… right eye
H50.022 …… left eye

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