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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 > Other Disorders Of Eye 379.* >

2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 379.21

Vitreous degeneration

  • Detachment of the corpus vitreum (VITREOUS BODY) from its normal attachments, especially the retina, due to shrinkage from degenerative or inflammatory conditions, trauma, myopia, or senility.
  • 379.21 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 379.21 contains 6 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 379.* hierarchy

379.21 also known as:

  • Vitreous:
    • cavitation
    • detachment
    • liquefaction


Index entries containing 379.21:

Cavity
  • vitreous (humor) 379.21
Degeneration, degenerative
  • vitreous humor (with infiltration) 379.21
Detachment
  • vitreous humor 379.21
Hernia, hernial (acquired) (recurrent) 553.9
  • vitreous (into anterior chamber) 379.21
Liquefaction, vitreous humor 379.21
Synchysis (senile) (vitreous humor) 379.21