H50.0 — Esotropia
Is H50.0 billable?
No — H50.0 is a non-billable header code. H50.0 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 13 billable codes beneath H50.0.
Billable codes under this header
- H50.00Unspecified esotropia
- H50.05Alternating esotropia
- H50.06Alternating esotropia with A pattern
- H50.07Alternating esotropia with V pattern
- H50.08Alternating esotropia with other noncomitancies
- H50.011Monocular esotropia, right eye
- H50.012Monocular esotropia, left eye
- H50.021Monocular esotropia with A pattern, right eye
- H50.022Monocular esotropia with A pattern, left eye
- H50.031Monocular esotropia with V pattern, right eye
- H50.032Monocular esotropia with V pattern, left eye
- H50.041Monocular esotropia with other noncomitancies, right eye
- H50.042Monocular esotropia with other noncomitancies, left eye
H50.0 at a glance
| Code | H50.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Esotropia |
| 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 H50.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to H50.0.
- Convergent concomitant strabismus
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H50.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H50.0 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 H49-H52
The conditions below are not part of H50.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H50.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
What codes fall under H50.0? (9)
- H50.00Unspecified esotropia
- H50.01Monocular esotropianot billable
- H50.02Monocular esotropia with A patternnot billable
- H50.03Monocular esotropia with V patternnot billable
- H50.04Monocular esotropia with other noncomitanciesnot billable
- H50.05Alternating esotropia
- H50.06Alternating esotropia with A pattern
- H50.07Alternating esotropia with V pattern
- H50.08Alternating esotropia with other noncomitancies
How long has H50.0 existed?
H50.0 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.