2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H55.81Deficient saccadic eye movements

ICD-10-CM Codes›H00–H59›H55-H57›H55

ICD-10-CM H55.81
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

H55.81 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for deficient saccadic eye movements. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified eye disorders.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
H55.81
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Deficient saccadic eye movements
Short Description
Deficient saccadic eye movements
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
H55.8
Other irregular eye movements

Code Classification

ChapterH00–H59Diseases of the eye and adnexa
SectionH55-H57Other disorders of eye and adnexa
CategoryH55Nystagmus and other irregular eye movements
This CodeH55.81Deficient saccadic eye movements

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Abnormal saccadic eye movement
  • Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia with saccadic intrusion syndrome
  • Deficiency of saccadic eye movements
  • Hypermetric saccades
  • Hypometric saccades
  • Inappropriate saccades
  • Macrosaccadic oscillations
  • Macrosquare-wave jerks of eye
  • Microflutter of eye
  • Ocular contrapulsion
  • Ocular dysmetria
  • Ocular ipsipulsion
  • Ocular lateropulsion
  • Post-saccadic drift
  • Saccadic pulses
  • Saccadic pulse-step mismatch
  • Slowed saccades
  • Square-wave jerks of eye
  • Square-wave oscillations of eye
  • Voluntary saccadic oscillations

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Deficiency, deficient
      • eye movements
        • saccadic
    • Irregular, irregularity
      • eye movements
        • deficient
          • saccadic

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR EYE012
Other specified eye disorders
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Eye Movement Disorders

When you look at an object, you're using several muscles to move both eyes to focus on it. If you have a problem with the muscles, the eyes don't work properly.

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Convert H55.81 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
379.57 Saccadic eye movmnt def
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2020No changes
FY 2021RevisedCode revised
FY 2022–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About H55.81Overview

Is H55.81 (Other irregular eye movements) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report deficient saccadic eye movements on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of H55.81?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, deficient saccadic eye movements converts to ICD-9-CM 379.57 (saccadic eye movmnt def). The mapping is a direct match.

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.