H47.6 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of visual cortex. 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
H47.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H47.6Sykdom i synsbark
DH476Forandring i synsbarken
H47.6Isoaivojen näkökuoren sairaus
H47.6Affektionen der Sehrinde
H47.6Affections du cortex visuel
H47.6aandoeningen van visuele cortex
Listed through more specific codes:
- H47.611Cortical blindness, right side of brain
- H47.612Cortical blindness, left side of brain
- H47.619Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain
- H47.621Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, right side of brain
- H47.622Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, left side of brain
- H47.629Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, unspecified side of brain
- H47.631Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, right side of brain
- H47.632Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) neoplasm, left side of brain
- and 4 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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