Papilledema
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Papilledema | 
| ICD10 code: | H47.1 | 
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned | 
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none | 
| APACHE Como Component: | none | 
| APACHE Acute Component: | none | 
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| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results | 
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Additional Info
- Papilledema (or papilloedema) is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks. Unilateral presentation is extremely rare. Papilledema is mostly seen as a symptom resulting from another pathophysiological process.
 
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Disorder of the optic nerve or neural visual pathways, NOS
 - Neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease)
 - Optic neuritis
 
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