H46.11 — Retrobulbar neuritis, right eye
Is H46.11 billable?
Yes — H46.11 is billable for FY2027. H46.11 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H46.11 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H46.11 at a glance
| Code | H46.11 |
|---|---|
| Description | Retrobulbar neuritis, right eye |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H46.11 group to?
H46.11 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
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As a secondary diagnosis, H46.11 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is H46.11 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H46.1, the nearest indexed parent of H46.11. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Neuritis › optic › retrobulbar (rheumatoid)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H46.1
The conditions below can never be reported together with H46.11 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- syphilitic retrobulbar neuritis (A52.15)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H46.11, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H46.11 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H46
The conditions below are not part of H46.11, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H46.11 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has H46.11 existed?
H46.11 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.