Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 098.40
Gonococcal conjunctivitis (neonatorum)
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Gonococcal conjunctivit.
  • ICD-9-CM 098.40 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 098.40 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 098.40.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 098.40: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 098.40 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM A54.31 Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilateral eye gonococcal infection
  • Gonococcal conjunctivitis
  • Gonococcal conjunctivitis neonatorum
  • Gonococcal infection of bilat eyes
  • Gonococcal infection of bilateral eyes
  • Gonococcal infection of eye
  • Gonococcal infection of left eye
  • Gonococcal infection of right eye
  • Gonorrhea, eye
  • Left eye gonococcal infection
  • Right eye gonococcal infection
Applies To
  • Gonococcal ophthalmia (neonatorum)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 098.40:
  • Blennorrhea (acute) 098.0
    • adultorum 098.40
    • gonococcal (neonatorum) 098.40
    • neonatorum 098.40
  • Conjunctivitis (exposure) (infectious) (nondiphtheritic) (pneumococcal) (pustular) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NEC 372.30
    • blennorrhagic (neonatorum) 098.40
    • gonococcal (neonatorum) 098.40
    • neonatal 771.6
      • gonococcal 098.40
  • Gonococcus, gonococcal (disease) (infection) (see also condition) 098.0
    • conjunctiva, conjunctivitis (neonatorum) 098.40
    • eye (newborn) 098.40
  • Gonorrhea 098.0
    • conjunctiva, conjunctivitis (neonatorum) 098.40
  • Ophthalmia (see also Conjunctivitis) 372.30
    • blennorrhagic (neonatorum) 098.40
    • gonococcal (neonatorum) 098.40
    • neonatorum, newborn 771.6
      • gonococcal 098.40
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