ICD-10 code for optic papillitis

The ICD-10-CM code for optic papillitis is H46.0 (Optic papillitis).

Within H46 (optic neuritis), H46.0 is specifically for optic papillitis. Related codes cover retrobulbar neuritis (H46.1), nutritional optic neuropathy (H46.2), toxic optic neuropathy (H46.3), other optic neuritis (H46.8) and unspecified optic neuritis (H46.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H46.00 (unspecified eye), H46.01 (right eye), H46.02 (left eye) and H46.03 (bilateral).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.