2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H52.10

Myopia, unspecified eye

ICD-10-CM Code:
H52.10
ICD-10 Code for:
Myopia, unspecified eye
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    (H00–H59)
    • Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction
      (H49-H52)
      • Disorders of refraction and accommodation
        (H52)

H52.10 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of myopia, unspecified eye. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like H52.10 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Aplasia cutis with myopia syndrome
  • Autosomal dominant myopia, midfacial retrusion, sensorineural hearing loss, rhizomelic dysplasia syndrome
  • Axial myopia
  • Blepharoptosis, myopia, ectopia lentis syndrome
  • Congenital axial myopia
  • Congenital chorioretinal degeneration
  • Congenital ectopic lens
  • Congenital ectopic lens
  • Dandy-Walker syndrome
  • Deafness and myopia syndrome
  • Ectopia lentis, chorioretinal dystrophy, myopia syndrome
  • Facial dysmorphism, macrocephaly, myopia, Dandy-Walker malformation syndrome
  • Index myopia
  • Micromelia
  • Myopia
  • Myopic astigmatism
  • Polydactyly myopia syndrome
  • Rare isolated myopia
  • Severe myopia
  • Severe myopia, generalized joint laxity, short stature syndrome
  • Simple myopia
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia MacDermot type
  • X-linked cone dysfunction syndrome with myopia

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Myopia

    a refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina when accommodation (accommodation, ocular) is relaxed. this results from an overly curved cornea or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. it is also called nearsightedness.
  • Myopia, Degenerative

    excessive axial myopia associated with complications (especially posterior staphyloma and choroidal neovascularization) that can lead to blindness.
  • Congenital Ectopic Lens

    displacement of the lens of the eye secondary to defective zonule formation that is present at the time of birth.

Convert H52.10 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 367.1 - Myopia
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Nearsightedness

Nearsightedness, also known as myopia, is an eye condition that causes blurry distance vision. People who are nearsighted have more trouble seeing things that are far away (such as when driving) than things that are close up (such as when reading or using a computer). If it is not treated with corrective lenses or surgery, nearsightedness can lead to squinting, eyestrain, headaches, and significant visual impairment.

Nearsightedness usually begins in childhood or adolescence. It tends to worsen with age until adulthood, when it may stop getting worse (stabilize). In some people, nearsightedness improves in later adulthood.

For normal vision, light passes through the clear cornea at the front of the eye and is focused by the lens onto the surface of the retina, which is the lining of the back of the eye that contains light-sensing cells. People who are nearsighted typically have eyeballs that are too long from front to back. As a result, light entering the eye is focused too far forward, in front of the retina instead of on its surface. It is this change that causes distant objects to appear blurry. The longer the eyeball is, the farther forward light rays will be focused and the more severely nearsighted a person will be.

Nearsightedness is measured by how powerful a lens must be to correct it. The standard unit of lens power is called a diopter. Negative (minus) powered lenses are used to correct nearsightedness. The more severe a person's nearsightedness, the larger the number of diopters required for correction. In an individual with nearsightedness, one eye may be more nearsighted than the other.

Eye doctors often refer to nearsightedness less than -5 or -6 diopters as "common myopia." Nearsightedness of -6 diopters or more is commonly called "high myopia." This distinction is important because high myopia increases a person's risk of developing other eye problems that can lead to permanent vision loss or blindness. These problems include tearing and detachment of the retina, clouding of the lens (cataract), and an eye disease called glaucoma that is usually related to increased pressure within the eye. The risk of these other eye problems increases with the severity of the nearsightedness. The term "pathological myopia" is used to describe cases in which high myopia leads to tissue damage within the eye.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.