Diagnosis Code

H51.0 PALSY (SPASM) OF CONJUGATE GAZE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: H51.0

Short Description: Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze

Long Description: Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze

The code H51.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59)
    • Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction (H49-H52)
      • Other disorders of binocular movement (H51)
        • H51.0 Palsy (spasm) of conjugate gaze

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acquired horizontal gaze palsy
  • Alternating skew deviation
  • Combined paralysis of upgaze and downgaze
  • Congenital horizontal gaze palsy
  • Dissociated gaze palsy
  • Dysconjugate gaze
  • Horizontal dissociated gaze palsy
  • Horizontal gaze palsy
  • Horizontal gaze palsy
  • Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis
  • Horizontal gaze preference
  • Horizontal spasm of gaze
  • Intermittent horizontal conjugate gaze deviation
  • Intermittent upward gaze deviation
  • Isolated acquired horizontal gaze palsy
  • Isolated congenital horizontal gaze paresis
  • Palsy of conjugate gaze
  • Paralysis of downgaze
  • Paralysis of upgaze
  • Parinaud's syndrome
  • Periodic alternating gaze deviation
  • Pontine one and a half syndrome
  • Skew deviation
  • Spasm of conjugate gaze
  • Supranuclear gaze palsy
  • Supranuclear paralysis
  • Sustained horizontal conjugate gaze deviation
  • Sustained horizontal conjugate gaze deviation, contralateral type
  • Sustained horizontal conjugate gaze deviation, ipsilateral type
  • Sustained upward gaze deviation
  • Upward gaze deviation
  • Vertical gaze palsy
  • Vertical one-and-a-half syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code H51.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye With Mcc Or Thrombolytic Agent (124)
  • Other Disorders Of The Eye Without Mcc (125)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
H51.0 Right Arrow 378.81 Palsy of conjugate gaze
378.82 Spasm of conjugate gaze

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
H51 Other disorders of binocular movement
H51.1 Convergence insufficiency and excess
H51.11 Convergence insufficiency
H51.12 Convergence excess
H51.2 Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
H51.20 Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, unspecified eye
H51.21 Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, right eye
H51.22 Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, left eye
H51.23 Internuclear ophthalmoplegia, bilateral
H51.8 Other specified disorders of binocular movement
H51.9 Unspecified disorder of binocular movement


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