H49
Header — not billableParalytic strabismus
The ICD-10 code for paralytic strabismus is H49.
H49 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
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.
Child codes under H49
- H49.0Third [oculomotor] nerve palsynon-billable header
- H49.1Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsynon-billable header
- H49.2Sixth [abducent] nerve palsynon-billable header
- H49.3Total (external) ophthalmoplegianon-billable header
- H49.4Progressive external ophthalmoplegianon-billable header
- H49.8Other paralytic strabismusnon-billable header
- H49.9Unspecified paralytic strabismus
Related codes in this category
- H50Other strabismusnon-billable header
- H51Other disorders of binocular movementnon-billable header
- H52Disorders of refraction and accommodationnon-billable header
- H49Paralytic strabismusnon-billable header