Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 438.7
Late effects of cerebrovascular disease, disturbances of vision
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 438.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 438.7 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: 438.7 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I69.998 Other sequelae following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnl vision, late effect cerebrovascular disease
  • Abnl vision, late effect of cerebrovascular disease
  • Abnormal vision as a late effect of cerebrovascular disease
  • Abnormal vision, late effect cerebrovascular disease
  • Disturbances of vision due to stroke
  • Disturbances of vision, late effect of cerebrovascular disease
  • Visual disturbance as late effect of crebrovascular disease
  • Visual disturbance as sequela of cerebrovascular disease
  • Visual field defect as late effect of cerebrovascular accident
  • Visual field defect as late effect of stroke
  • Visual field defect, late effect of stroke
Clinical Information
  • Limitation in visual functions
  • Reduced ability to perceive visual stimuli
  • Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g., macular degeneration; retinitis pigmentosa; diabetic retinopathy, etc.)
  • Visual loss: objective loss of visual acuity during a finite period attributable to an underlying disease
Use Additional
  • Use additional code to identify the visual disturbance
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 438.7:
  • Late - see also condition
    • effect(s) (of) - see also condition
      • abscess
        • intracranial or intraspinal (conditions classifiable to 324) - see category 326
      • adverse effect of drug, medicinal or biological substance 909.5
      • allergic reaction 909.9
      • amputation
      • burn (injury classifiable to 948-949) 906.9
        • extremities NEC (injury classifiable to 943 or 945) 906.7
          • hand or wrist (injury classifiable to 944) 906.6
        • eye (injury classifiable to 940) 906.5
        • face, head, and neck (injury classifiable to 941) 906.5
        • specified site NEC (injury classifiable to 942 and 946-947) 906.8
      • cerebrovascular disease (conditions classifiable to 430-437) 438.9
      • childbirth complication(s) 677
      • complication(s) of
        • childbirth 677
        • delivery 677
        • pregnancy 677
        • puerperium 677
        • surgical and medical care (conditions classifiable to 996-999) 909.3
        • trauma (conditions classifiable to 958) 908.6
      • contusion (injury classifiable to 920-924) 906.3
      • crushing (injury classifiable to 925-929) 906.4
      • delivery complication(s) 677
      • dislocation (injury classifiable to 830-839) 905.6
      • encephalitis or encephalomyelitis (conditions classifiable to 323) - see category 326
      • external cause NEC (conditions classifiable to 995) 909.9
        • certain conditions classifiable to categories 991-994 909.4
      • foreign body in orifice (injury classifiable to 930-939) 908.5
      • fracture (multiple) (injury classifiable to 828-829) 905.5
        • extremity
        • face and skull (injury classifiable to 800-804) 905.0
        • skull and face (injury classifiable to 800-804) 905.0
        • spine and trunk (injury classifiable to 805 and 807-809) 905.1
          • with spinal cord lesion (injury classifiable to 806) 907.2
      • infection
        • pyogenic, intracranial - see category 326
      • infectious diseases (conditions classifiable to 001-136) NEC 139.8
      • injury (injury classifiable to 959) 908.9
        • blood vessel 908.3
          • abdomen and pelvis (injury classifiable to 902) 908.4
          • extremity (injury classifiable to 903-904) 908.3
          • head and neck (injury classifiable to 900) 908.3
          • thorax (injury classifiable to 901) 908.4
        • internal organ NEC (injury classifiable to 867 and 869) 908.2
        • intracranial (injury classifiable to 850-854) 907.0
        • nerve NEC (injury classifiable to 957) 907.9
          • cranial (injury classifiable to 950-951) 907.1
          • peripheral NEC (injury classifiable to 957) 907.9
            • lower limb and pelvic girdle (injury classifiable to 956) 907.5
            • upper limb and shoulder girdle (injury classifiable to 955) 907.4
          • roots and plexus(es), spinal (injury classifiable to 953) 907.3
          • trunk (injury classifiable to 954) 907.3
        • spinal
          • cord (injury classifiable to 806 and 952) 907.2
          • nerve root(s) and plexus(es) (injury classifiable to 953) 907.3
        • superficial (injury classifiable to 910-919) 906.2
        • tendon (tendon injury classifiable to 840-848, 880-884 with .2, and 890-894 with .2) 905.8
      • meningitis
        • bacterial (conditions classifiable to 320) - see category 326
        • unspecified cause (conditions classifiable to 322) - see category 326
      • myelitis (see also Late, effect(s) (of), encephalitis) - see 326
      • parasitic diseases (conditions classifiable to 001-136 NEC) 139.8
      • phlebitis or thrombophlebitis of intracranial venous sinuses (conditions classifiable to 325) - see category 326
      • poisoning due to drug, medicinal or biological substance (conditions classifiable to 960-979) 909.0
      • poliomyelitis, acute (conditions classifiable to 045) 138
      • pregnancy complication(s) 677
      • puerperal complication(s) 677
      • radiation (conditions classifiable to 990) 909.2
      • rickets 268.1
      • sprain and strain without mention of tendon injury (injury classifiable to 840-848, except tendon injury) 905.7
      • toxic effect of
        • drug, medicinal or biological substance (conditions classifiable to 960-979) 909.0
        • nonmedical substance (conditions classifiable to 980-989) 909.1
      • trachoma (conditions classifiable to 076) 139.1
      • tuberculosis 137.0
        • bones and joints (conditions classifiable to 015) 137.3
        • central nervous system (conditions classifiable to 013) 137.1
        • genitourinary (conditions classifiable to 016) 137.2
        • pulmonary (conditions classifiable to 010-012) 137.0
        • specified organs NEC (conditions classifiable to 014, 017-018) 137.4
      • viral encephalitis (conditions classifiable to 049.8, 049.9, 062-064) 139.0
      • wound, open
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