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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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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