Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 362.57
Drusen (degenerative)
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 362.57 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 362.57 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: 362.57 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H35.369 Drusen (degenerative) of macula, unspecified eye
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat macular drusen
  • Bilateral macular drusen
  • L macular drusen
  • Left macular drusen
  • Macular drusen
  • Macular drusen, both eyes
  • R macular drusen
  • Retinal drusen
  • Right macular drusen
Clinical Information
  • Colloid or hyaline bodies lying beneath the retinal pigment epithelium. They may occur either secondary to changes in the choroid that affect the pigment epithelium or as an autosomal dominant disorder of the retinal pigment epithelium
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 362.57:
  • Body, bodies
    • choroid, colloid (degenerative) 362.57
    • drusen (retina) (see also Drusen) 362.57
  • Drusen
    • retina (colloid) (hyaloid degeneration) 362.57
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