H47.5 — Disorders of other visual pathways

Not billable

Is H47.5 billable?

No — H47.5 is a non-billable header code. H47.5 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 9 billable codes beneath H47.5.

Billable codes under this header

H47.5 at a glance

Code	H47.5
Description	Disorders of other visual pathways
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether H47.5 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

underlying condition

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to H47.5.

Disorders of optic tracts, geniculate nuclei and optic radiations

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7

The conditions below are not part of H47.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H47.5 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 H47.5? (3)

How long has H47.5 existed?

H47.5 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.