Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 379.90
Disorder of eye, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 379.90 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 379.90 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: 379.90 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H57.9 Unspecified disorder of eye and adnexa
Approximate Synonyms
  • Disorder of eye
  • Disorder of eye proper
  • Eye disorder
Clinical Information
  • Any deviation from the normal structure or function of the eye that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs
  • Any deviation from the normal structure or function of the eye that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs. (nci)
  • Diseases or defects of the eye. Use vision disorders for other pathology involving visual neural pathways
  • Impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning of the organ of sight
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 379.90:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • eye 379.90
      • globe - see Disorder, globe
      • ill-defined NEC 379.99
      • limited duction NEC 378.63
      • specified NEC 379.8
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 379.90 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.