Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 377.73
Disorders of visual cortex associated with inflammatory disorders
  • Short description: VIS CORTEX DIS W INFLAM.
  • ICD-9-CM 377.73 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 377.73 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: 377.73 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H47.629 Disorders of visual cortex in (due to) inflammatory disorders, unspecified side of brain
Approximate Synonyms
  • Disorder of visual cortex associated with inflammatory disorder
  • Disorder of visual cortex associated with inflammatory disorder of left side of brain
  • Disorder of visual cortex associated with inflammatory disorder of right side of brain
  • Visual cortex disorder assoc w inflammatory disorder
  • Visual cortex disorder assoc w inflammatory disorders, L side of brain
  • Visual cortex disorder assoc w inflammatory disorders, R side of brain
  • Visual cortex disorder with inflammatory disorder
  • Visual cortex disorder with inflammatory disorders
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 377.73:
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • vision, visual NEC 368.9
      • binocular NEC 368.30
      • cortex 377.73
        • associated with
          • inflammatory disorders 377.73
          • neoplasms 377.71
          • vascular disorders 377.72
      • pathway NEC 377.63
  • Lesion(s)
    • visual
      • cortex NEC (see also Disorder, visual, cortex) 377.73
      • pathway NEC (see also Disorder, visual, pathway) 377.63
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