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H49.20 - Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, unspecified eye


The ICD 10 Code for Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, unspecified eye is listed as H49.20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H49.20
Description: Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, unspecified eye
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
123 - Neurological Eye Disorders
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52)
Parent H49.2 - Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 378.54 - Sixth or abducens nerve palsy (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H49.20:
H49.21 - Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, right eye
H49.22 - Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, left eye
H49.23 - Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, bilateral