H47.2Optic atrophy
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter VII
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Group H46-H48
- Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
- Official Vietnamese name
- Teo thị thần kinh
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Temporal pallor of optic disc
Related H47 codes
H47
Other disorders of optic [2nd] nerve and visual pathways
H47.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disorders of optic nerve, not elsewhere classified
H47.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Papilloedema, unspecified
H47.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other disorders of optic disc
H47.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disorders of optic chiasm
H47.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disorders of other visual pathways
H47.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disorders of visual cortex
H47.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disorder of visual pathways, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
