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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 378.9
Unspecified disorder of eye movements
  • Short description: EYE MOVEMNT DISORDER NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 378.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 378.9 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).
  • You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 378.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 378.9: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 378.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H51.9 Unspecified disorder of binocular movement
Approximate Synonyms
  • A pattern strabismus
  • Disorder of eye movements
  • Eye movement disorder
  • Eye movements, A pattern deviation
  • Eye movements, V pattern deviation
  • Eye movements, X pattern deviation
  • Ocular paresis
  • Paresis of extraocular muscles
  • Restrictive strabismus
  • Strabismus
  • Strabismus (eye condition
  • Strabismus (eye condition)
  • Strabismus, A pattern deviation
  • Strabismus, V pattern deviation
  • Strabismus, X pattern deviation
  • V-pattern strabismus
  • X pattern strabismus
Applies To
  • Ophthalmoplegia NOS
  • Strabismus NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 378.9:
  • Contraction, contracture, contracted
    • muscle (postinfectional) (postural) NEC 728.85
    • ocular muscle (see also Strabismus) 378.9
      • paralytic (see also Strabismus, paralytic) 378.50
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Imbalance 781.2
    • eye muscle NEC 378.9
      • heterophoria - see Heterophoria
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • muscle
      • heart - see Insufficiency, myocardial
      • ocular (see also Strabismus) 378.9
  • Ophthalmoplegia (see also Strabismus) 378.9
    • ataxia-areflexia syndrome 357.0
    • bilateral 378.9
    • internal (complete) (total) 367.52
    • supranuclear, progressive 333.0
    • unilateral 378.9
  • Overactive - see also Hyperfunction
    • eye muscle (see also Strabismus) 378.9
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • ocular 378.9
  • Squint (see also Strabismus) 378.9
    • accommodative (see also Esotropia) 378.00
    • concomitant (see also Heterotropia) 378.30
  • Strabismus (alternating) (congenital) (nonparalytic) 378.9
    • concomitant (see also Heterotropia) 378.30
      • convergent (see also Esotropia) 378.00
      • divergent (see also Exotropia) 378.10
    • convergent (see also Esotropia) 378.00
    • divergent (see also Exotropia) 378.10
    • due to adhesions, scars - see Strabismus, mechanical
    • mechanical 378.60
      • due to
        • Brown's tendon sheath syndrome 378.61
        • specified musculofascial disorder NEC 378.62
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