H47.1 — Papilledema
Not billable
Is H47.1 billable?
No — H47.1 is a non-billable header code. H47.1 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 8 billable codes beneath H47.1.
Billable codes under this header
- H47.10Unspecified papilledema
- H47.11Papilledema associated with increased intracranial pressure
- H47.12Papilledema associated with decreased ocular pressure
- H47.13Papilledema associated with retinal disorder
- H47.141Foster-Kennedy syndrome, right eye
- H47.142Foster-Kennedy syndrome, left eye
- H47.143Foster-Kennedy syndrome, bilateral
- H47.149Foster-Kennedy syndrome, unspecified eye
H47.1 at a glance
| Code | H47.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Papilledema |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H47.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H47.1 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)
What codes fall under H47.1? (5)
How long has H47.1 existed?
H47.1 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.
What other codes are in the H47 family? (7)
- H47.0Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classifiednot billable
- H47.2Optic atrophynot billable
- H47.3Other disorders of optic discnot billable
- H47.4Disorders of optic chiasmnot billable
- H47.5Disorders of other visual pathwaysnot billable
- H47.6Disorders of visual cortexnot billable
- H47.9Unspecified disorder of visual pathways