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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 368.43
Sector or arcuate visual field defects
  • Short description: Sector or arcuate defect.
  • ICD-9-CM 368.43 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 368.43 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 368.43.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 368.43: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 368.43 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H53.439 Sector or arcuate defects, unspecified eye
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arcuate scotoma
  • Arcuate visual field defect
  • Arcuate visual field defect, both eyes
  • Bilat arcuate visual field defect
  • Bilat bjerrum visual field defect
  • Bilat sector or arcuate visual field defect
  • Bilat Seidel visual field defect
  • Bilateral arcuate visual field defect
  • Bilateral Bjerrum scotoma (finding)
  • Bilateral Bjerrum visual field defect
  • Bilateral sector visual field defect
  • Bilateral seidel visual field defect
  • Bjerrum scotoma
  • Bjerrum visual field defect
  • Bjerrum visual field defect, both eyes
  • L arcuate visual field defect
  • L Bjerrum visual field defect
  • L sector or arcuate visual field defect
  • L Seidel visual field defect
  • Left arcuate visual field defect
  • Left Bjerrum scotoma (finding)
  • Left Bjerrum visual field defect
  • Left sector or arcuate visual field defect
  • Left sector visual field defect
  • Left Seidel visual field defect
  • R arcuate visual field defect
  • R Bjerrum visual field defect
  • R sector or arcuate visual field defect
  • R Seidel visual field defect
  • Right arcuate visual field defect
  • Right Bjerrum scotoma (finding)
  • Right Bjerrum visual field defect
  • Right sector or arcuate visual field defect
  • Right sector visual field defect
  • Right Seidel visual field defect
  • Sector AND/OR arcuate visual field defect
  • Sector or arcuate visual field defect
  • Sector or arcuate visual field defect, both eyes
  • Seidel scotoma
  • Seidel visual field defect
  • Seidel visual field defect, both eyes
  • Siedel's scotoma
Applies To
  • Scotoma:
    • arcuate
    • Bjerrum
    • Seidel
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 368.43:
  • Defect, defective 759.9
  • Scotoma (ring) 368.44
    • arcuate 368.43
    • Bjerrum 368.43
    • Seidel 368.43
 368.42 ICD9Data.com 368.44 
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