H05.20

Approximate Synonyms

• Bilateral exophthalmos

• Exophthalmos

• Left exophthalmos

• Orbital congestion

• Right exophthalmos

Clinical Information

• A protrusion of the eyeball from the socket.

• Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye.

• Abnormal protrusion of one or both eyes from the socket; causes include hyperthyroidism particularly graves disease); bleeding behind the eye; infection, inflammation, or tumors of the orbit; and vascular disorders.

• Protrusion of one or both eyeballs; can be congenital and familial, or due to pathology, such as a retroorbital tumor usually unilateral) or thyroid disease usually bilateral).

Details

• H05.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM H05.20 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H05.20 – other international versions of ICD-10 H05.20 may differ.