Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 362.18
rEtinal vasculitis
  • ICD-9-CM 362.18 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 362.18 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 362.18 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H35.069 Retinal vasculitis, unspecified eye
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat retinal vasculitis
  • Bilateral retinal vasculitis
  • Eales disease
  • Eales' disease
  • L retinal vasculitis
  • Left retinal vasculitis
  • R retinal vasculitis
  • Retinal vasculitis
  • Retinal vasculitis, both eyes
  • Right retinal vasculitis
Applies To
  • Eales' disease
  • Retinal:
    • arteritis
    • endarteritis
    • perivasculitis
    • phlebitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 362.18:
  • Angiopathia, angiopathy 459.9
  • Arteritis 447.6
    • retina 362.18
  • Cord's angiopathy (see also Tuberculosis) 017.3 [362.18]
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Eales' 362.18
  • Eales' disease (syndrome) 362.18
  • Endarteritis (bacterial, subacute) (infective) (septic) 447.6
    • retina 362.18
  • Endophlebitis (see also Phlebitis) 451.9
    • retina 362.18
  • Microangiopathy 443.9
  • Periphlebitis (see also Phlebitis) 451.9
    • retina 362.18
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.9
  • Perivasculitis, retinal 362.18
  • Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative) 451.9
    • retina 362.18
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Eales' 362.18
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9
  • Vasculitis 447.6
    • retinal 362.18
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