Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 250.50
Diabetes with ophthalmic manifestations, type II or unspecified type, not stated as uncontrolled
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: DMII ophth nt st uncntrl.
  • ICD-9-CM 250.50 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 250.50 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 250.50.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 250.50: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 250.50 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E11.311 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E11.319 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E11.36 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataract
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E11.39 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication
Approximate Synonyms
  • Advanced diabetic maculopathy
  • Advanced diabetic retinal disease
  • Blindness due to DM 2
  • Blindness due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Cataract due to diabetes
  • Cataract due to DM
  • Diabetes 2 with retinopathy and retinal edema
  • Diabetes mellitus type 2 w/ complications
  • Diabetes type 2 with blindness one eye
  • Diabetes type 2 with eye complications
  • Diabetes type 2 with macular edema
  • Diabetes type 2 with macular edema and retinopathy
  • Diabetes type 2 with mild retinopathy
  • Diabetes type 2 with moderate retinopathy
  • Diabetes type 2 with retinal detachment
  • Diabetes type 2 with retinal edema
  • Diabetes type 2 with retinal ischemia
  • Diabetes type 2 with retinopathy
  • Diabetes type 2 with retinopathy with macular
  • Diabetes type 2 with rubeosis iridis
  • Diabetes type 2 with severe retinopathy
  • Diabetes type 2 with suspect glaucoma
  • Diabetes type 2 with vitreous hemorrhage
  • Diabetes, type 2 with cataract
  • Diabetic cataract
  • Diabetic cataract associated with type II diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetic intraretinal microvascular anomaly
  • Diabetic iritis
  • Diabetic macular edema
  • Diabetic macular edema not clinically significant
  • Diabetic maculopathy
  • Diabetic oculopathy
  • Diabetic oculopathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetic ophthalmoplegia
  • Diabetic optic papillopathy
  • Diabetic retinal microaneurysm
  • Diabetic retinal venous beading
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Diabetic retinopathy 12 month review
  • Diabetic retinopathy 6 month review
  • Diabetic retinopathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetic traction retinal detachment
  • Diabetic vitreous hemorrhage
  • Diabetic vitreous hemorrhage associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Diffuse diabetic maculopathy
  • DM 2 W diabetic background retinopathy
  • DM 2 w diabetic cataract
  • DM 2 w diabetic eye manifestation
  • DM 2 W diabetic proliferative retinopathy
  • DM 2 w diabetic retinal edema
  • DM 2 w diabetic retinal ischemia
  • DM 2 W diabetic retinopathy
  • DM 2 w diabetic retinopathy w macular edema
  • DM 2 w diabetic rubeosis iridis
  • DM 2 w diabetic traction retinal detachment
  • DM 2 W diabetic vitreous hemorrhage
  • DM 2 w mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • DM 2 w mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy w macular edema
  • DM 2 w moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • DM 2 w moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy w macular edema
  • DM 2 w nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • DM 2 w nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy w macular edema
  • DM 2 w proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • DM 2 w proliferative diabetic retinopathy w macular edema
  • DM 2 w severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • DM 2 w severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy w macular edema
  • Exudative maculopathy associated with type I diabetes mellitus
  • Exudative maculopathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus
  • Focal diabetic maculopathy
  • Glaucoma due to DM 2
  • Glaucoma due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Glaucoma suspect due to DM 2
  • Glaucoma suspect due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • High risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy not amenable to photocoagulation
  • Ischemic diabetic maculopathy
  • Macular edema and retinopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Mild nonproliferative retinopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Mild nonproliferative retinopathy with macular edema due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Mixed diabetic maculopathy
  • Moderate nonproliferative retinopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Moderate nonproliferative retinopathy with macular edema due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Non-high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy with clinically significant macular edema
  • Non-high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy with no macular edema
  • Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Nonproliferative retinopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Nonproliferative retinopathy with macular edema due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • On examination - diabetic maculopathy present both eyes
  • On examination - left eye background diabetic retinopathy
  • On examination - left eye diabetic maculopathy
  • On examination - left eye preproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • On examination - left eye proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • On examination - left eye stable treated proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • On examination - right eye background diabetic retinopathy
  • On examination - right eye diabetic maculopathy
  • On examination - right eye proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • On examination - right eye stable treated proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • On examination - sight threatening diabetic retinopathy
  • Ophthalmic complication of malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus
  • Postoperative proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Preproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy - high risk
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy - high risk with clinically significant macular edema
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy - high risk with no macular edema
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy - iris neovascularization
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy - non high risk
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy - quiescent
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy due to surgery
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with new vessels elsewhere than on disc
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy with new vessels on disc
  • Proliferative retinopathy and retinal edema due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Proliferative retinopathy due to diabetes
  • Proliferative retinopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Retinal edema due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Retinal ischemia due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Rubeosis iridis due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with clinically significant macular edema
  • Severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with no macular edema
  • Severe nonproliferative retinopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Severe nonproliferative retinopathy with macular edema due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Traction retinal detachment due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Unilat blindness due to DM 2
  • Unilateral blindness due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with clinically significant macular edema
  • Very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with no macular edema
  • Very severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Visually threatening diabetic retinopathy
  • Vitreous hemorrhage due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
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