ICD-10-CM Code for Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, unspecified eye H49.20

ICD-10 code H49.20 for Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, unspecified eye is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, unspecified eye

H49

Excludes2: internal ophthalmoplegia (H52.51-)
internuclear ophthalmoplegia (H51.2-)
progressive supranuclear ophthalmoplegia (G23.1)

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