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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 053.22
Herpes zoster iridocyclitis
  • Short description: H zoster iridocyclitis.
  • ICD-9-CM 053.22 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 053.22 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 053.22.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 053.22: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 053.22 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM B02.32 Zoster iridocyclitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Herpes zoster iritis
  • Varicella zoster (Shingles) iridocyclitis
  • Varicella zoster (Shingles) iritis
  • Varicella zoster iridocyclitis
  • Varicella zoster iritis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 053.22:
  • Herpes, herpetic 054.9
    • iridocyclitis (simplex) 054.44
      • zoster 053.22
  • Iridocyclitis NEC 364.3
    • herpetic (simplex) 054.44
      • zoster 053.22
  • Uveitis (anterior) (see also Iridocyclitis) 364.3
 053.21 ICD9Data.com 053.29 
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