Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 378.55
External ophthalmoplegia
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 378.55 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 378.55 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: 378.55 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H49.40 Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, unspecified eye
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat progressive external ophthalmoplegia
  • Bilateral progressive external ophthalmoplegia
  • L progressive external ophthalmoplegia
  • Left progressive external ophthalmoplegia
  • Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, both eyes
  • R progressive external ophthalmoplegia
  • Right progressive external ophthalmoplegia
  • Tolosa Hunt syndrome
  • Tolosa-Hunt syndrome
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 378.55:
  • Ophthalmoplegia (see also Strabismus) 378.9
    • painful 378.55
  • Painful - see also Pain
    • ophthalmoplegia 378.55
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • eye muscle (extrinsic) 378.55
    • muscle (flaccid) 359.9
      • due to nerve lesion NEC 355.9
      • eye (extrinsic) 378.55
      • iris sphincter 364.89
      • ischemic (complicating trauma) (Volkmann's) 958.6
      • pseudohypertrophic 359.1
    • oculomotor (nerve) (partial) 378.51
    • rectus muscle (eye) 378.55
  • Paresis (see also Paralysis) 344.9
    • extrinsic muscle, eye 378.55
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Tolosa-Hunt 378.55
  • Tolosa-Hunt syndrome 378.55
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