Third or oculomotor nerve palsy, total Short description: Total third nerve palsy. ICD-9-CM 378.52 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 378.52 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Two case reports and a review of the literature disclose that pupil sparing occurs in a small propo … The clinical dictum that pupil sparing in oculomotor nerve palsy predicts an extraaxial ischemic lesion while pupil involvement predicts an extraaxial compressive lesion has some important exceptions.
Short description: Total third nerve palsy. ICD-9-CM 378.52 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 378.52 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
A fixed dilated pupil and 3rd nerve palsy with other neurologic deficits is associated with a ventral midbrain lesion. An isolated 3rd nerve palsy with a dilated pupil can be associated with a lesion from the interpeduncular fossa to the ciliary ganglion.
A complete third nerve palsy causes a completely closed eyelid and deviation of the eye outward and downward. The eye cannot move inward or up, and the pupil is typically enlarged and does not react normally to light.
Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, left eye H49. 02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H49. 02 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The most common causes of acquired third nerve palsy were:Presumed microvascular (42 percent)Trauma (12 percent)Compression from neoplasm (11 percent)Post-neurosurgery (10 percent)Compression from aneurysm (6 percent)
The most common cause of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy is microvascular infarction which is caused as a result of diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and collagen vascular disease and is pupil-sparing.
The oculomotor, abducens, and trochlear nerves are classically involved with the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. With a lesion in the cavernous sinus, the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve may also be involved. Due to the trigeminal nerve involvement, a painful ophthalmoplegia is common.
In the pediatric patient, 3 rd nerve palsy usually is congenital, traumatic (surgical), or caused by a tumor or aneurysm. Ophthalmoplegic migraine may occur with a family history of migraines. Although any cause is possible, an ischemic cause is rare in the pediatric population. In the adult, ischemic causes are the most common if the condition is pupil sparing. Medical evaluation and imaging is required to determine the cause. An aneurysm is a surgical emergency. Of interest, treating the aneurysm with a coil or surgical clipping may result in complete or partial third nerve recovery in over 80% of patients. 7,8
Due to the trigeminal nerve involvement, a painful ophthalmoplegia is common. This may be associated with proptosis, lid edema, and chemosis. Parasympathetic or sympathetic innervation may be compromised. The pupil may be dilated, mid-dilated, or small but poorly reactive.
Congenital 3 rd nerve palsies may be developmental or acquired. The rare congenital 3 rd nerve palsy usually involves ptosis, an ophthalmoplegia of some degree, and pupillary mydriasis. It is often an isolated finding but may be associated with aberrant regeneration, other cranial nerve palsies, other central nervous system anomalies, or developmental delay. Frequent pupil involvement does not indicate a compressive lesion, as in adults.
The oculomotor nerve is mixed with somatic and parasympathetic fibers from the 3 rd nerve nuclei along with fibers from the sympathetic chain and trigeminal nerve trunk in the cavernous sinus and orbit. Larger somatic fibers supply the muscles and finer parasympathetic fibers innervate the iris and ciliary body.
The oculomotor nerve contains the somatic motor fibers for the medial, inferior, superior, inferior oblique muscles and the levator complex ( Figure 2 ). It also contains the parasympathetic fibers for the iris and ciliary body. Finally, sympathetic and trigeminal fibers travel with the 3 rd nerve.
This nucleus contributes to both ipsilateral and contralateral fibers. The pupillary fibers synapse in the orbital ciliary ganglion, then pass through to the iris sphincter. These fibers start in the superior portion of the 3 rd nerve and rotate medially and inferiorly in the cavernous sinus.
The ICD code H490 is used to code Oculomotor nerve palsy. Oculomotor nerve palsy or third nerve palsy is an eye condition resulting from damage to the third cranial nerve or a branch thereof. As the name suggests, the oculomotor nerve supplies the majority of the muscles controlling eye movements. Thus, damage to this nerve will result in ...
This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H49.02 and a single ICD9 code, 378.52 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
H49.00 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, unspecified eye . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
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