2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 918.9 : Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eye

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2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 918.9

Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eye

2014
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

Short description: Superficial inj eye NEC.
ICD-9-CM 918.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 918.9 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 918.9.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 918.9: 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 918.9 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM S05.90XA Unspecified injury of unspecified eye and orbit, initial encounter

Approximate Synonyms

Blister to cornea
Eye injury from lightning
Injury of lacrimal passage
Injury of lens
Injury of orbit proper
Insect bite of eye region
Scratch of eye region
Superficial abrasion of eye region structure
Superficial eye injury
Superficial injury of eye
Superficial injury of eye AND/OR adnexa
Superficial injury of left eye
Superficial injury of right eye
Superficial injury to eye
Superficial left eye injury
Superficial right eye injury
Traumatic blister of eye region
Wood splinter in eye region

Applies To

Eye (ball) NOS

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 918.9:

Injury 959.9
- eye 921.9
  - penetrating eyeball - see Injury, eyeball, penetrating
  - superficial 918.9
- eyeball 921.3
  - penetrating 871.7
    - with
      - partial loss (of intraocular tissue) 871.2
      - prolapse or exposure (of intraocular tissue) 871.1
    - without prolapse 871.0
    - foreign body (nonmagnetic) 871.6
      - magnetic 871.5
  - superficial 918.9
- superficial 919
  - abdomen, abdominal (muscle) (wall) (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - ankle (and hip, knee, leg, or thigh) 916
  - anus (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - arm 913
    - upper (and shoulder) 912
  - auditory canal (external) (meatus) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - axilla (and upper arm) 912
  - back (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - breast (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - brow (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - buttock (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - canthus, eye 918.0
  - cheek(s) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - chest wall (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - chin (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - clitoris (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - conjunctiva 918.2
  - cornea 918.1
    - due to contact lens 371.82
  - costal region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - ear(s) (auricle) (canal) (drum) (external) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - elbow (and forearm) (and wrist) 913
  - epididymis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - epigastric region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - epiglottis (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - eye(s) (and adnexa) NEC 918.9
  - eyelid(s) (and periocular area) 918.0
  - face (any part(s), except eye) (and neck or scalp) 910
  - finger(s) (nail) (any) 915
  - flank (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - foot (phalanges) (and toe(s)) 917
  - forearm (and elbow) (and wrist) 913
  - forehead (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - globe (eye) 918.9
  - groin (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - gums(s) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - hand(s) (except fingers alone) 914
  - head (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - heel (and foot or toe) 917
  - hip (and ankle, knee, leg, or thigh) 916
  - iliac region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - interscapular region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - iris 918.9
  - knee (and ankle, hip, leg, or thigh) 916
  - labium (majus) (minus) (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - lacrimal (apparatus) (gland) (sac) 918.0
  - leg (lower) (upper) (and ankle, hip, knee, or thigh) 916
  - lip(s) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - lower extremity (except foot) 916
  - lumbar region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - malar region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - mastoid region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - midthoracic region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - mouth (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - multiple sites (not classifiable to the same three-digit category) 919
  - nasal (septum) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - neck (and face or scalp, any part(s), except eye) 910
  - nose (septum) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - occipital region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - orbital region 918.0
  - palate (soft) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - parietal region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - penis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - perineum (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - periocular area 918.0
  - pharynx (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - popliteal space (and ankle, hip, leg, or thigh) 916
  - prepuce (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - pubic region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - pudenda (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - sacral region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - salivary (ducts) (glands) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - scalp (and other part(s) of face or neck, except eye) 910
  - scapular region (and upper arm) 912
  - sclera 918.2
  - scrotum (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - shoulder (and upper arm) 912
  - skin NEC 919
  - specified site(s) NEC 919
  - sternal region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - subconjunctival 918.2
  - subcutaneous NEC 919
  - submaxillary region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - submental region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - supraclavicular fossa (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - supraorbital 918.0
  - temple (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - temporal region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - testis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - thigh (and ankle, hip, knee, or leg) 916
  - thorax, thoracic (external) (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - throat (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - thumb(s) (nail) 915
  - toe(s) (nail) (subungual) (and foot) 917
  - tongue (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - tooth, teeth (see also Abrasion, dental) 521.20
  - trunk (any part(s)) 911
  - tunica vaginalis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - tympanum, tympanic membrane (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - upper extremity NEC 913
  - uvula (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
  - vagina (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - vulva (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
  - wrist (and elbow) (and forearm) 913

918.2

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919

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