2008 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 > Retinal Detachments And Defects 361.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 361.9
Unspecified retinal detach On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 361.9 can be accessed here. - Separation of the inner layers of the retina (neural retina) from the pigment epithelium. Retinal detachment occurs more commonly in men than in women, in eyes with degenerative myopia, in aging and in aphakia. It may occur after an uncomplicated cataract extraction, but it is seen more often if vitreous humor has been lost during surgery. (Dorland, 27th ed; Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p310-12).
- 361.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 361.9 contains 4 index entries
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Index entries containing 361.9:- Ablatio
- retinae (see also Detachment, retina)
 361.9
Amotio retinae (see also Detachment, retina) 361.9
Detachment- retina (recent) 361.9
- with retinal defect (rhegmatogenous) 361.00
- delimited (old) (partial) 361.06
- old
- pigment epithelium (RPE) (serous) 362.42
- rhegmatogenous (see also Detachment, retina, with retinal defect) 361.00
- serous (without retinal defect) 361.2
- specified type NEC 361.89
- traction (with vitreoretinal organization) 361.81
Separation- retina, retinal (see also Detachment, retina) 361.9
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