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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 371.02
Peripheral opacity of cornea
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Periph opacity of cornea.
  • ICD-9-CM 371.02 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 371.02 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 371.02.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 371.02: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 371.02 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H17.829 Peripheral opacity of cornea, unspecified eye
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat peripheral corneal opacity
  • Bilateral peripheral opacity of corneas
  • L peripheral corneal opacity
  • Left peripheral corneal opacity
  • Left peripheral opacity of cornea
  • Peripheral corneal opacity
  • Peripheral corneal opacity, both eyes
  • R peripheral corneal opacity
  • Right peripheral corneal opacity
  • Right peripheral opacity of cornea
Applies To
  • Corneal macula not interfering with central vision
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 371.02:
  • Macula
    • cornea, corneal
      • congenital 743.43
        • interfering with vision 743.42
      • interfering with central vision 371.03
      • not interfering with central vision 371.02
  • Opacity, opacities
    • cornea 371.00
      • central 371.03
      • congenital 743.43
        • interfering with vision 743.42
      • degenerative (see also Degeneration, cornea) 371.40
      • hereditary (see also Dystrophy, cornea) 371.50
      • inflammatory (see also Keratitis) 370.9
      • late effect of trachoma (healed) 139.1
      • minor 371.01
      • peripheral 371.02
 371.01 ICD9Data.com 371.03 
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