H47.23
Header — not billableGlaucomatous optic atrophy
The ICD-10 code for glaucomatous optic atrophy is H47.23.
H47.23 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- H47.20Unspecified optic atrophy
- H47.21Primary optic atrophynon-billable header
- H47.22Hereditary optic atrophy
- H47.29Other optic atrophynon-billable header
- H47.23Glaucomatous optic atrophynon-billable header