2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Disorders Of The Eye And Adnexa 360-379 > Cataract 366.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 366.9
Unspecified cataractView the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 366.9 - Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) --2003
- Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence).
- 366.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 366.9 contains 4 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 366.* hierarchy
Index entries containing 366.9:
- Cataract (anterior cortical) (anterior polar) (black) (capsular) (central) (cortical) (hypermature) (immature) (incipient) (mature)
366.9Degeneration, degenerative- lens
366.9 Intumescent, lens (eye) NEC 366.9Opacity, opacities- lens (see also Cataract)
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