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S04.0 - Injury of optic nerve and pathways


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of optic nerve and pathways is listed as S04.0.
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: S04.0
Description: Injury of optic nerve and pathways
  • Use additional code to identify any visual field defect or blindness (H53.4-, H54)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
Parent S04 - Injury of cranial nerve
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S04.0:
S04.01 - Injury of optic nerve
S04.02 - Injury of optic chiasm
S04.03 - Injury of optic tract and pathways
S04.04 - Injury of visual cortex
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S04.0:
S04.1 - Injury of oculomotor nerve
S04.2 - Injury of trochlear nerve
S04.3 - Injury of trigeminal nerve
S04.4 - Injury of abducent nerve
S04.5 - Injury of facial nerve
S04.6 - Injury of acoustic nerve
S04.7 - Injury of accessory nerve
S04.8 - Injury of other cranial nerves
S04.9 - Injury of unspecified cranial nerve