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2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 362.50
Macular degeneration (senile), unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 362.50 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 362.50 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
362.50 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H35.30 Unspecified macular degeneration
Approximate Synonyms
- Age related macular degeneration
- Age related macular degeneration (eye condition)
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Bilat macular degeneration
- bilateral macular degeneration
- degenerative disorder of macula
- Left macular degeneration
- Macular degeneration
- Macular degeneration (eye condition)
- Macular degeneration, age related
- Macular degeneration, age related (eye condition)
- Right inguinal hernia
- Right macular degeneration
Clinical Information
- Deterioration of the macula lutea in the retina; may be inherited, drug induced, or due to aging; leads to a severe loss of central vision while peripheral vision is retained
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
362.50:
- Behr's disease 362.50
- Degeneration, degenerative
eye NEC 360.40![](/images/note.png)
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macular (see also Degeneration, macula) 362.50
macula (acquired) (senile) 362.50
retina (peripheral) 362.60![](/images/note.png)
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with retinal defect (see also Detachment, retina, with retinal defect) 361.00![](/images/note.png)
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cystic (senile) 362.50![](/images/vertical.gif)
cystoid 362.53![](/images/note.png)
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hereditary (see also Dystrophy, retina) 362.70![](/images/note.png)
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Kuhnt-Junius 362.52![](/images/note.png)
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lattice 362.63![](/images/note.png)
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macular (see also Degeneration, macula) 362.50![](/images/vertical.gif)
microcystoid 362.62![](/images/note.png)
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palisade 362.63![](/images/note.png)
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paving stone 362.61![](/images/note.png)
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pigmentary (primary) 362.74![](/images/note.png)
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posterior pole (see also Degeneration, macula) 362.50![](/images/vertical.gif)
secondary 362.66![](/images/note.png)
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senile 362.60![](/images/note.png)
senile 797![](/images/note.png)
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brain 331.2![](/images/note.png)
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cardiac, heart, or myocardium (see also Degeneration, myocardial) 429.1![](/images/note.png)
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motor centers 331.2![](/images/note.png)
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reticule 362.64![](/images/note.png)
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retina, cystic 362.50![](/images/vertical.gif)
vascular - see Arteriosclerosis
tapetoretinal 362.74![](/images/note.png)
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adult or presenile form 362.50
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
Behr's 362.50
- Macula
degeneration (see also Degeneration, macula) 362.50![](/images/16x16.gif)
hereditary (see also Dystrophy, retina) 362.70![](/images/note.png)