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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 371.51
Juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy
  • Short description: Juv epith cornea dystrph.
  • ICD-9-CM 371.51 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 371.51 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 371.51.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 371.51: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 371.51 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H18.52 Epithelial (juvenile) corneal dystrophy
Approximate Synonyms
  • Meesman's corneal dystrophy
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 371.51:
 371.50 ICD9Data.com 371.52 
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