H50.65
Header — not billableMedial rectus muscle entrapment
The ICD-10 code for medial rectus muscle entrapment is H50.65.
H50.65 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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
- H50.60Mechanical strabismus, unspecified
- H50.61Brown's sheath syndromenon-billable header
- H50.62Inferior oblique muscle entrapmentnon-billable header
- H50.63Inferior rectus muscle entrapmentnon-billable header
- H50.64Lateral rectus muscle entrapmentnon-billable header
- H50.66Superior oblique muscle entrapmentnon-billable header
- H50.67Superior rectus muscle entrapmentnon-billable header
- H50.68Extraocular muscle entrapment, unspecifiednon-billable header
- H50.69Other mechanical strabismus
- H50.65Medial rectus muscle entrapmentnon-billable header