2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 370.6
Corneal neovascularization
- There are 5 ICD-9-CM codes below 370.6 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
- New blood vessels originating from the corneal veins and extending from the limbus into the adjacent corneal stroma. Neovascularization in the superficial and/or deep corneal stroma is a sequel to numerous inflammatory diseases of the ocular anterior segment, such as trachoma, viral interstitial keratitis, microbial keratoconjunctivitis, and the immune response elicited by corneal transplantation