H46 Optic neuritis
ICD-10-CM category H46 sits in Chapter 7 (Diseases of the eye and adnexa, H00-H59). It contains 12 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
H46.0 Optic papillitisH46.1 Retrobulbar neuritis
Billable codes in H46
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
H46.00 | Optic papillitis, unspecified eye |
H46.01 | Optic papillitis, right eye |
H46.02 | Optic papillitis, left eye |
H46.03 | Optic papillitis, bilateral |
H46.10 | Retrobulbar neuritis, unspecified eye |
H46.11 | Retrobulbar neuritis, right eye |
H46.12 | Retrobulbar neuritis, left eye |
H46.13 | Retrobulbar neuritis, bilateral |
H46.2 | Nutritional optic neuropathy |
H46.3 | Toxic optic neuropathy |
H46.8 | Other optic neuritis |
H46.9 | Unspecified optic neuritis |
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