Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 743.56
Other retinal changes, congenital
  • Short description: Cong retinal changes NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 743.56 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 743.56 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).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 743.56: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 743.56 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q14.1 Congenital malformation of retina
Approximate Synonyms
  • Congenital anomaly of retina
  • Congenital retinal anomaly
  • Congenital retinoschisis
  • Diffuse retinal dysplasia
  • Geographic retinal dysplasia
  • Multifocal retinal dysplasia
  • Retinal dysplasia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 743.56:
  • Coloboma NEC 743.49
    • retina 743.56
  • Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
    • retinal NEC 743.56
  • Imperfect
  • Retinoschisis 361.10
    • congenital 743.56
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