H47.6 — Disorders of visual cortex
Is H47.6 billable?
No — H47.6 is a non-billable header code. H47.6 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 12 billable codes beneath H47.6.
Billable codes under this header
- H47.611Cortical blindness, right side of brain
- H47.612Cortical blindness, left side of brain
- H47.619Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain
- H47.621Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, right side of brain
- H47.622Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, left side of brain
- H47.629Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, unspecified side of brain
- H47.631Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, right side of brain
- H47.632Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, left side of brain
- H47.639Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, unspecified side of brain
- H47.641Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, right side of brain
- H47.642Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, left side of brain
- H47.649Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) vascular disorders, unspecified side of brain
H47.6 at a glance
| Code | H47.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Disorders of visual cortex |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H47.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- injury to visual cortex S04.04-
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether H47.6 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- underlying condition
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H47.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H47.6 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 H47.6? (4)
How long has H47.6 existed?
H47.6 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
- H47.1Papilledemanot 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
- H47.9Unspecified disorder of visual pathways