H49.4 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Kearns-Sayre syndrome (H49.81-)

Applies from H49 Paralytic strabismus

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Codes under H49.4

• H49.40 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, unspecified eye
• H49.41 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, right eye
• H49.42 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, left eye
• H49.43 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral

Diagnosis Index entries for H49.4

• Ophthalmoplegia › external › progressive
• Strabismus (congenital) (nonparalytic) › paralytic › ophthalmoplegia (external) › progressive

Nearby codes

• H49.3 Total (external) ophthalmoplegia
• H49.30 Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, unspecified eye
• H49.31 Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, right eye
• H49.32 Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, left eye
• H49.33 Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, bilateral
• H49.4 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia (this code)
• H49.40 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, unspecified eye
• H49.41 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, right eye
• H49.42 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, left eye
• H49.43 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral
• H49.8 Other paralytic strabismus