H49.88
Other paralytic strabismus
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
H49.88 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other paralytic strabismus. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H49.881 Other paralytic strabismus, right eye; H49.882 Other paralytic strabismus, left eye; H49.883 Other paralytic strabismus, bilateral and H49.889 Other paralytic strabismus, unspecified eye. Its coding notes include 15 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from H49 Paralytic strabismus
Also from chapter/block level (12 notes)
Inherited from H49–H52 Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction
- nystagmus and other irregular eye movements (H55)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
This code
- External ophthalmoplegia NOS
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 4 entries