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H46 - Optic neuritis


The ICD 10 Code for Optic neuritis is listed as H46.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H46
Description: Optic neuritis
  • Excludes2: ischemic optic neuropathy (H47.01-)
  • neuromyelitis optica [Devic] (G36.0)
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H46:
H46.0 - Optic papillitis
H46.1 - Retrobulbar neuritis
H46.2 - Nutritional optic neuropathy
H46.3 - Toxic optic neuropathy
H46.8 - Other optic neuritis
H46.9 - Unspecified optic neuritis