H49.0 is the ICD-10 code for Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy. It is a four-character subcategory of H49 (Paralytic strabismus), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H49–H52 (Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VII · H00–H59
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
H49.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H49.0Okulomotoriuspares
H49.0Lammelse av nervus oculomotorius [3. hjernenerve]
DH490Okulomotoriusparese
H49.0Silmän liikehermon (kolmannen aivohermon) halvaus
H49.0Lähmung des N. oculomotorius [III. Hirnnerv]
H49.0Paralysie du nerf moteur oculaire commun [III]
H49.0verlamming van derde hersenzenuw [n. oculomotorius]
Listed through more specific codes:
- H49.00Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, unspecified eye
- H49.01Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, right eye
- H49.02Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, left eye
- H49.03Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, bilateral
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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