Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 190.0
Malignant neoplasm of eyeball, except conjunctiva, cornea, retina, and choroid
  • Short description: Malign neopl eyeball.
  • ICD-9-CM 190.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 190.0 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).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 190.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 190.0: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 190.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C69.40 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ciliary body
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cancer ciliary body of left eye
  • Cancer ciliary body, right eye
  • Cancer of the ciliary body, primary
  • Cancer of the sclera, primary
  • Cancer of the uveal tract, primary
  • Ciliary body cancer
  • Ciliary body cancer, L eye
  • Ciliary body cancer, R eye
  • Malignant melanoma of ciliary body
  • Melanoma, ciliary body
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of ciliary body (primary)
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of ciliary body, primary (disorder)
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of left ciliary body
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of right ciliary body
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of sclera (primary)
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of sclera, primary (disorder)
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of uveal tract (primary)
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of uveal tract, primary (disorder)
  • Scleral cancer
  • Uveal tract cancer
Applies To
  • Ciliary body
  • Crystalline lens
  • Iris
  • Sclera
  • Uveal tract
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 190.0:
  • Melanoma (malignant) (M8720/3) 172.9
    • iris 190.0
    • spindle cell (M8772/3) - see also Melanoma, by site
      • type A (M8773/3) 190.0
      • type B (M8774/3) 190.0
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