9C81

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Ocular motor nerve palsies

Excludes

  • 8A00.10 – ophthalmoplegia progressive supranuclear
  • 9C83.5 – Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
  • 9D01.0 – Internal ophthalmoplegia

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 8A21.0 – Posterior cortical atrophy

Child codes

  • 9C81.0 – Third nerve palsy
  • 9C81.1 – Fourth nerve palsy
  • 9C81.2 – Sixth nerve palsy
  • 9C81.3 – Total external ophthalmoplegia
  • 9C81.4 – Cavernous sinus syndromes
  • 9C81.Y – Palsy of other specified ocular motor nerve
  • 9C81.Z – Palsy of unspecified ocular motor nerve

Sibling codes

  • 9C80 – Non paralytic strabismus
  • 9C82 – Disorders of extraocular muscles
  • 9C83 – Disorders of binocular movement
  • 9C84 – Nystagmus
  • 9C85 – Certain specified irregular eye movements
  • 9C8Y – Other specified strabismus or ocular motility disorders
  • 9C8Z – Strabismus or ocular motility disorders, unspecified

Foundation entity

Ocular motor nerve palsies – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1979741228

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 09: Diseases of the visual system