H46.0

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by swelling around the optic disc.

• Swelling around the optic disc, usually due to increased intracranial pressure or pressure on the optic nerve by a tumor.

• Swelling around the optic disk, the area where the optic nerve the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. Papilledema occurs when increased brain pressure caused by tumors or other problems results in swelling of the optic nerve.

• Swelling of the optic disk, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins.

• Swelling of the optic disk, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause optic atrophy and visual loss. miller et al., clinical neuro-ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)

Details

• H46.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM H46.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H46.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 H46.0 may differ.