2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 377.31
Optic papillitis
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 377.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 377.31 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:
377.31 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H46.00 Optic papillitis, unspecified eye
Approximate Synonyms
- Bilat optic papillitis
- Bilateral optic papillitis
- L optic papillitis
- Left optic papillitis
- Optic papillitis, both eyes
- R optic papillitis
- Right optic papillitis
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by swelling around the optic disc
- Swelling around the optic disc, usually due to increased intracranial pressure or pressure on the optic nerve by a tumor
- Swelling around the optic disk, the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. Papilledema occurs when increased brain pressure caused by tumors or other problems results in swelling of the optic nerve
- Swelling of the optic disk, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins
- Swelling of the optic disk, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause optic atrophy and visual loss. (miller et al., clinical neuro-ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
377.31:
- Papillitis 377.31
necrotizing, kidney 584.7
- optic 377.31
tongue 
