H51 — Other disorders of binocular movement
Is H51 billable?
No — H51 is a non-billable header code. H51 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 H51.
Billable codes under this header
- H51.0Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze
- H51.8Other specified disorders of binocular movement
- H51.9Unspecified disorder of binocular movement
- H51.11Convergence insufficiency
- H51.12Convergence excess
- H51.20Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, unspecified eye
- H51.21Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, right eye
- H51.22Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, left eye
- H51.23Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, bilateral
H51 at a glance
| Code | H51 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other disorders of binocular movement |
| 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 H51, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H51 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 H51, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H51 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
What codes fall under H51? (5)
How long has H51 existed?
H51 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.