Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 377.16
Hereditary optic atrophy
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 377.16 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 377.16 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: 377.16 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H47.22 Hereditary optic atrophy
Approximate Synonyms
  • Lebers optic atrophy
  • Leber's optic atrophy
Clinical Information
  • Hereditary conditions that feature progressive visual loss in association with optic atrophy. Relatively common forms include autosomal dominant optic atrophy (optic atrophy, autosomal dominant) and leber hereditary optic atrophy (optic atrophy, hereditary, leber)
Applies To
  • Optic atrophy:
    • dominant hereditary
    • Leber's
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 377.16:
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • Leber's optic 377.16
    • optic nerve (ascending) (descending) (infectional) (nonfamilial) (papillomacular bundle) (postretinal) (secondary NEC) (simple) 377.10
      • associated with retinal dystrophy 377.13
      • dominant hereditary 377.16
      • glaucomatous 377.14
      • hereditary (dominant) (Leber's) 377.16
      • Leber's (hereditary) 377.16
      • partial 377.15
      • postinflammatory 377.12
      • primary 377.11
      • syphilitic 094.84
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Leber's 377.16
  • Leber's
    • optic atrophy (hereditary) 377.16
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