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H49.4

Progressive external ophthalmoplegia

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

H49H49.4

Chapter: 7. Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Section: H49-H52 - Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with H49.4

  • Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81-)

Specific Codes (4)

H49.40Billable

Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, unspecified eye

H49.41Billable

Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, right eye

H49.42Billable

Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, left eye

H49.43Billable

Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral

Related Codes

H49.0Category

Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy

H49.1Category

Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy

H49.2Category

Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy

H49.3Category

Total (external) ophthalmoplegia

H49.8Category

Other paralytic strabismus

H49.9Billable

Unspecified paralytic strabismus

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