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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 918.1

Superficial injury of cornea

 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 918.1 can be accessed here.

  • 918.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 918.1 contains 6 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 918.* hierarchy

918.1 also known as:

  • Corneal abrasion
  • Superficial laceration

918.1 excludes:

  • corneal injury due to contact lens (371.82)


Index entries containing 918.1:

Abrasion - see also Injury, superficial, by site
  • cornea 918.1
Erosion
  • cornea (recurrent) (see also Keratitis) 371.42
    • traumatic 918.1
Injury 959.9
  • cornea 921.3
    • abrasion 918.1
    • superficial 918.1
  • superficial 919
    • cornea 918.1
Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
  • cornea - see Laceration, eyeball
    • superficial 918.1