Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 950.0
Optic nerve injury
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 950.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 950.0 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 950.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 950.0: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 950.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S04.019A Injury of optic nerve, unspecified eye, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Injury of optic nerve left eye
  • Injury optic nerve left eye
  • INJURY OPTIC NERVE LEFT EYE (disorder)
  • Injury to left optic nerve
  • Injury to optic nerve
  • Injury to right optic nerve
  • Left optic nerve injury
  • Right optic nerve injury
  • Traumatic optic nerve injury
Applies To
  • Second cranial nerve
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 950.0:
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