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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 951.3

Injury to abducens nerve

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  • Traumatic injury to the abducens, or sixth, cranial nerve. Injury to this nerve results in lateral rectus muscle weakness or paralysis. The nerve may be damaged by closed or penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA or by facial trauma involving the orbit.
  • 951.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 951.3 contains 3 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 951.* hierarchy

951.3 also known as:

  • Sixth cranial nerve

Index entries containing 951.3:

Injury 959.9
  • nerve 957.9
    • abducens 951.3
    • abducent 951.3
    • cranial 951.9
      • sixth or abducens 951.3