H50.1 — Exotropia
Is H50.1 billable?
No — H50.1 is a non-billable header code. H50.1 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 13 billable codes beneath H50.1.
Billable codes under this header
- H50.10Unspecified exotropia
- H50.15Alternating exotropia
- H50.16Alternating exotropia with A pattern
- H50.17Alternating exotropia with V pattern
- H50.18Alternating exotropia with other noncomitancies
- H50.111Monocular exotropia, right eye
- H50.112Monocular exotropia, left eye
- H50.121Monocular exotropia with A pattern, right eye
- H50.122Monocular exotropia with A pattern, left eye
- H50.131Monocular exotropia with V pattern, right eye
- H50.132Monocular exotropia with V pattern, left eye
- H50.141Monocular exotropia with other noncomitancies, right eye
- H50.142Monocular exotropia with other noncomitancies, left eye
H50.1 at a glance
| Code | H50.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Exotropia |
| 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 H50.1 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 H50.1.
- Divergent concomitant strabismus
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H50.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H50.1 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H49-H52
The conditions below are not part of H50.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H50.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
What codes fall under H50.1? (9)
- H50.10Unspecified exotropia
- H50.11Monocular exotropianot billable
- H50.12Monocular exotropia with A patternnot billable
- H50.13Monocular exotropia with V patternnot billable
- H50.14Monocular exotropia with other noncomitanciesnot billable
- H50.15Alternating exotropia
- H50.16Alternating exotropia with A pattern
- H50.17Alternating exotropia with V pattern
- H50.18Alternating exotropia with other noncomitancies
How long has H50.1 existed?
H50.1 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.