2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H55

Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements

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2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

H55 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H55 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H55 - other international versions of ICD-10 H55 may differ.

The following code(s) above H55 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

that may be applicable to H55:

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H55

H54.52 Low vision, left eye, normal vision right eye

H54.52A Low vision, left eye, category 1-2

H54.52A1 Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye

H54.52A2 Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye

H54.6 Unqualified visual loss, one eye

H54.60 …… unspecified

H54.61 Unqualified visual loss, right eye, normal vision left eye

H54.62 Unqualified visual loss, left eye, normal vision right eye

H54.7 Unspecified visual loss

H54.8 Legal blindness, as defined in USA

H55 Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements

H55.0 Nystagmus

H55.00 Unspecified nystagmus

H55.01 Congenital nystagmus

H55.02 Latent nystagmus

H55.03 Visual deprivation nystagmus

H55.04 Dissociated nystagmus

H55.09 Other forms of nystagmus

H55.8 Other irregular eye movements

H55.81 Deficient saccadic eye movements

H55.82 Deficient smooth pursuit eye movements

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