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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H47.0 Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified

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H47.0 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of H47 (Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H46–H48 (Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VII · H00–H59
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What H47.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Compression of optic nerve
  • (Foster-)Kennedy syndrome
  • Haemorrhage in optic nerve sheath
  • Ischaemic optic neuropathy

H47.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H47.0Optikusförändringar som ej klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

H47.0Forandringer i nervus opticus, ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH470Forandring i synsnerve IKA

  • DH470AKompression af synsnerven
  • DH470BHaemorrhagia vaginae nervi optici
  • DH470CIskæmisk neuropati af synsnerven (AION)
FinlandICD-10-FI

H47.0Muualla luokittamattomat näköhermon sairaudet

GermanyICD-10-GM

H47.0Affektionen des N. opticus, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

H47.0Affections du nerf optique, non classées ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H47.0aandoeningen van nervus opticus, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H47.011Ischemic optic neuropathy, right eye
  • H47.012Ischemic optic neuropathy, left eye
  • H47.013Ischemic optic neuropathy, bilateral
  • H47.019Ischemic optic neuropathy, unspecified eye
  • H47.021Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, right eye
  • H47.022Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, left eye
  • H47.023Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, bilateral
  • H47.029Hemorrhage in optic nerve sheath, unspecified eye
  • and 8 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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