Is S04.0 a billable code?
No. S04.0 is a header code that groups 27 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
S04.0: Injury of optic nerve and pathways
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
S04.0 groups related diagnoses under injury of optic nerve and pathways. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under S04.0
- S04.011AInjury of optic nerve, right eye, initial encounter
- S04.011DInjury of optic nerve, right eye, subsequent encounter
- S04.011SInjury of optic nerve, right eye, sequela
- S04.012AInjury of optic nerve, left eye, initial encounter
- S04.012DInjury of optic nerve, left eye, subsequent encounter
- S04.012SInjury of optic nerve, left eye, sequela
- S04.019AInjury of optic nerve, unspecified eye, initial encounter
- S04.019DInjury of optic nerve, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
- S04.019SInjury of optic nerve, unspecified eye, sequela
- S04.031AInjury of optic tract and pathways, right side, initial encounter
- S04.031DInjury of optic tract and pathways, right side, subsequent encounter
- S04.031SInjury of optic tract and pathways, right side, sequela
- S04.032AInjury of optic tract and pathways, left side, initial encounter
- S04.032DInjury of optic tract and pathways, left side, subsequent encounter
- S04.032SInjury of optic tract and pathways, left side, sequela
- S04.039AInjury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, initial encounter
- S04.039DInjury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
- S04.039SInjury of optic tract and pathways, unspecified side, sequela
- S04.041AInjury of visual cortex, right side, initial encounter
- S04.041DInjury of visual cortex, right side, subsequent encounter
- S04.041SInjury of visual cortex, right side, sequela
- S04.042AInjury of visual cortex, left side, initial encounter
- S04.042DInjury of visual cortex, left side, subsequent encounter
- S04.042SInjury of visual cortex, left side, sequela
- S04.049AInjury of visual cortex, unspecified side, initial encounter
- S04.049DInjury of visual cortex, unspecified side, subsequent encounter
- S04.049SInjury of visual cortex, unspecified side, sequela
Other codes in S04 Injury of cranial nerve
- S04.1Injury of oculomotor nerveheader
- S04.2Injury of trochlear nerveheader
- S04.3Injury of trigeminal nerveheader
- S04.4Injury of abducent nerveheader
- S04.5Injury of facial nerveheader
- S04.6Injury of acoustic nerveheader
- S04.7Injury of accessory nerveheader
- S04.8Injury of other cranial nervesheader
- S04.9Injury of unspecified cranial nerveheader
S04.0 questions
What does S04.0 mean?
S04.0 is the ICD-10-CM code for Injury of optic nerve and pathways. It is in chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.