2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Injury To Nerves And Spinal Cord 950-957 > Injury To Other Cranial Nerve(S) 951.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 951.3 Injury to abducens nerve  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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 951.3 can be accessed here. 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 ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 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